{"id":51967,"date":"2012-09-01T16:13:05","date_gmt":"2012-09-01T16:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/uncategorized\/ceos-say-health-merger-means-lower-cost-better-care.php"},"modified":"2012-09-01T16:13:05","modified_gmt":"2012-09-01T16:13:05","slug":"ceos-say-health-merger-means-lower-cost-better-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/health-care\/ceos-say-health-merger-means-lower-cost-better-care.php","title":{"rendered":"CEOs say health merger means lower cost, better care"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>by Elizabeth  Stawicki, Minnesota Public Radio  <\/p>\n<p>    August 31, 2012  <\/p>\n<p>            Audio player code:            <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"minnesota_general_features_2012_08_31_healthpartnering_20120831_64s_player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"319\" height=\"83\" src=\"http:\/\/minnesota.publicradio.org\/www_publicradio\/tools\/media_player\/syndicate.php?name=minnesota\/general\/features\/2012\/08\/31\/healthpartnering_20120831_64\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowFullScreen><\/iframe>          <\/p>\n<p>    ST. PAUL, Minn.  The CEOs for two Twin Cities major health    care systems say their proposed merger will mean better quality    health care for patients at a more affordable cost.  <\/p>\n<p>    Bloomington-based HealthPartners and St. Louis Park-based Park    Nicollet will combine operations Jan. 1 if regulators approve.    Merging the two non-profits would create a massive health    organization with annual revenues of about $5 billion.  <\/p>\n<p>    The pursuit of high-quality care for patients while reining in    costs is a common goal among health care organizations these    days. That's partly due to changes enacted under the federal    Affordable Care Act, but also has to do with economic realities    than politics. Health care costs have been skyrocketing and    most experts agree that those costs can't be sustained    long-term. So, medical centers have collaborated to share    expertise and resources. The latest combines HealthPartners,    which is also an insurer, and Park Nicollet Health Services.  <\/p>\n<p>    \"The two organizations are very focused on great care, great    experiences and affordable cost. And this will give us more    capability for that,\" said Dr. David Abelson, Park Nicollet    CEO.  <\/p>\n<p>    \"It was a sense that we share the same mission and vision and    we could do better together; we could do more for the    community,\" he said.  <\/p>\n<p>    The combined operations will include Park Nicollet Methodist    Hospital in St. Louis Park, four HealthPartners hospitals:    Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Lakeview Hospital in Stillwater,    Hudson Hospital in Hudson, Wis., and Westfields Hospital in New    Richmond, Wis. Officials say patients shouldn't notice any    interruption and can expect to use their clinics and health    plans as before.  <\/p>\n<p>    HealthPartners' CEO Mary Brainerd says the two organizations    are already using their individual experience to share best    practices.  <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>See the article here:<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.mpr.org\/~r\/MPR_science\/~3\/o9S52gaVCNg\/\" title=\"CEOs say health merger means lower cost, better care\">CEOs say health merger means lower cost, better care<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> by Elizabeth Stawicki, Minnesota Public Radio August 31, 2012 Audio player code: ST.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/health-care\/ceos-say-health-merger-means-lower-cost-better-care.php\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"limit_modified_date":"","last_modified_date":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health-care"],"modified_by":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51967"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51967"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51967\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}