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| Confront Change More Effectively in Your Health Care Organization |
| Change is challenging for all of us, whether you’re a young student entering a new school – or a health care executive
seeking to comply with new regulations. Recent neuroscience research suggests our resistance to change may be due to how
the sections of our brains work and interact. We may literally be hardwired to avoid change, or at least approach it
cautiously!Our two featured articles in this newsletter highlight recommended best practices when confronting two types of increasingly
common changes in health care. In “Eight Questions to Ask When Using Care Coordination Technology with Community Service
Providers,” Allie Freed recommends a sequence of steps for providers when establishing and/or solidifying relationships
with local community service partners. In “Expanding Medical Foundation Successfully Integrates Specialty Physician
Practices,” Hanna Woldu shares how she helped lead the operational and cultural integration of two disparate physician
practices with a larger health care organization.These articles also demonstrate a truism of change: it can be made easier when partnering with others. At our core, Freed
Associates specializes in helping health care organizations surmount a wide array of industry-related changes. |
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| POV: Eight Questions to Ask When Using Care Coordination Technology with Community Service Providers |
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By: Allie Freed
 As seen in Becker’s Health IT and CIO Review.In today’s era of value-based care, providers must focus more on care transitions than they have in the past. Providers need to be adept at ensuring that patients get the care they need, when they need it, across the entire care continuum. Yet the reality is that patient transitions are often the weakest point in the chain of care, putting patients at risk and potentially driving up the cost of care.Continue reading… |
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| SUCCESS STORY: Expanding Medical Foundation Successfully Integrates Specialty Physician Practices |
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| By: Hanna WolduA major California medical foundation of primary care and specialist physicians was acquiring two specialty physician practices to strengthen its market presence in multiple key strategic locations, augment existing clinical capabilities and enhance responsiveness to patient service demands. The foundation engaged Freed Associates to oversee the concurrent integration of these practices.
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| NEWS: Dava Freed Speaking at the HFMA Northern California Annual Women’s Event June 23, 2017 |
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Dava Freed, founder and CEO of Freed Associates will be speaking on the topic of “Thriving in Times of Change” at the HFMA Northern California Annual Women’s Event June 23, 2017, at the Palm Event Center in Pleasanton, CA. Freed Associates will also be sponsoring this event.For more information, and to register, go here. |
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| Dava Freed | CEO, President and Founder | 510-525-1853
davafreed@freedassociates.com | https://freedassociates.com |
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