From a strategy perspective, I’m a fan of growth. In a turbulent market with multiple simultaneous disruptors, organizations need growth for revenue maintenance—for risk limitation through diversification. And I’m not alone. Almost half of chief executive officers (CEOs) said they do not believe their organization would survive more than a decade if they remained on…
Despite high demand for health and human services—particularly for consumers with chronic behavioral, cognitive, and health conditions—provider organizations are not in a great strategic and financial position. From hospitals to primary care clinics to community-based organizations, the picture is rocky, largely due to workforce turbulence, more competition (including both retail players and health plans that…
When it comes to mergers and acquisitions (M&A), it’s easier to talk about “the perfect deal” than to make that deal work. We recently sat down with Luanne Welch, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Easterseals PORT Health (ESPH), to discuss her recent work bringing together Easterseals UCP North Carolina & Virginia (ESUCP) and…