Articles by Howard Larkin

Hospitals must weigh the benefits and perils before deciding if an accountable care organization is right for them.

The simple truth of health system reform is this: Hospitals will have to do more with less.

The major thrust of health reform, both public and private, is reducing costs while improving quality, patient safety, patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes.

Hospitals look to standardization and process redesign to survive on less

Since their inception in 1965, Medicare and Medicaid have instituted many audit agencies and programs.

No end in sight as hospitals struggle to obtain common, critical medications

This year's landmark health reform legislation includes a five-year pilot project for bundling payments for episodes of care to hospitals, physicians, nursing homes, rehabilitation facilities and other Medicare providers.

Medicare's value-based purchasing will challenge hospitals to keep up with ever-higher, ever-changing measures