Tag: Joint Ventures
Indie providers, hospitals create mutual opportunity
October 25, 2013Elizabeth Deprey
YARMOUTH, Maine - Hospitals, even those with their own HME divisions, are increasingly looking to partner with independent providers in their quest to reduce readmissions, stakeholders say.“In my experience, hospital-based HME departments are poorly run—they suffer from the hospital's bureaucracy,” said Craig Hittle, senior manager of the healthcare team at Indianapolis-based Somerset CPAs. “Independents are leaner and meaner. They bring that model and strategy to the table.”Another...