Last month, I wrote about the latest opinion on gainsharing--the sharing of operational savings by hospitals with physicians--from HHS' Office of the Inspector General (OIG). Although OIG had declared ...

“Gainsharing” in the orthopedics industry has created quite a buzz on Wall Street lately. What the effect of gainsharing agreements might be on the manufacturers of orthopedic products has been the ...

Twelve New Jersey hospitals achieved $113 million in health care savings during a three-year pilot project that encouraged hospitals and physicians to work together to provide more efficient, ...

Although more hospitals and health systems are looking into the benefits of gainsharing, the practice is still not widespread within the industry, according to a survey from Integrated Healthcare ...

Should you or shouldn't you--the topic of gainsharing in an outsourcing context can bring out heated emotions in people, often for very unnecessary reasons. While it's beyond the scope of this blog to ...

Shared savings and gainsharing are two ways to align providers’ interests to decrease healthcare costs as the healthcare industry transition from volume to value. Gainsharing is the direct payment by ...

To prepare for the possible proliferation of gainsharing among healthcare providers, medtech manufacturers must first understand the principles of the practice. Mark Prodger The recent flood of ...

As FierceHealthcare readers know, hospitals are facing pitched battles to stay afloat. With investment dollars scarce or non-existent, however, they can't roll out new facilities or service lines and ...

There’s an interesting, if unhappy, phenomenon that seems to accompany tough economic times. Let’s call it the “missing umbrella in the rain” syndrome. The general idea is that many of the most ...

CMS has begun recruiting rural hospitals for a demonstration project which will examine the impact of gainsharing projects on such hospitals. (Gainsharing refers to programs under which hospitals pay ...

Motivating employees and rewarding them for exceptional performance is an issue that businesses of all sizes must handle. One option for incentive-based compensation is a gainsharing plan, which ...