Reform Praised, but Change Still Rocky
As reported in the pages of In Business magazine.
When the
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was passed in March of 2010, the predicted outcomes ranged from nirvana to looming disaster, but two years from full implementation of the law known as ObamaCare, Greater Madison health providers feel pretty good about their position even though they know the impact will include less revenue over the next decade. Citing their ability to deliver better access to health care at a lower cost, made possible by efficiencies of integrating hospital, clinic, and insurance, and acknowledging that changes had to be made, many of them believe it has put the spotlight on all health care providers and insurers to do a much better job. "The reality is that the rising cost of health care is not sustainable," said Dr. Craig Samitt, president and CEO of
Dean Health System. "There isn't going to be more revenue."
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Healthy Health Care Dominates 2011 Commercial Construction
As reported in the pages of In Business magazine.
We can debate the motivations for the latest wave of health care construction, but it's evident that health facility building is dominating the 2011 commercial construction landscape in Greater Madison. Every local care provider has something going up or in the planning stage, including the expanding Verona campus of
Epic Systems, which is adding more space for its annual Users Conference.
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Connections Counseling: A chief executive heals herself
Shelly Dutch has come a long way in life, but she’d be the first to tell you she didn’t do it alone. A recovering cocaine addict, Dutch knows better than most the importance of a support system, and so when she started
Connections Counseling, an outpatient substance abuse and mental health clinic, in 2003, it was clear that it would be a commitment, not just a business.
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Leading the way: Two SSM Health Care programs take the initiative in grooming future leaders
Any company would like to retain its most promising employees, and most also recognize the value of promoting from within and giving opportunities to people who have flourished within a particular corporate culture. But whether a given company has the foresight to really take steps to
do something about employee retention and succession planning is another story.
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