43rd annual hospital systems survey, 2019

Welcome to Modern Healthcare's 43rd annual Hospital Systems Survey.

Completed surveys are due by June 14. Selected results are slated to appear in the July 15 issue of Modern Healthcare.
Questions about this survey? Contact Megan Caruso, Modern Healthcare research associate, at mcaruso@modernhealthcare.com.

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* 1. System name and headquarters location

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* 2. Survey contact

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* 3. Type of ownership?

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* 4. In how many states did you operate in 2018?

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* 5. Do you have any non-U.S. operations? How many, and where are they?

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* 6. How many acute-care hospitals with a unique Medicare provider number did you own, lease or sponsor at year-end?

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* 7. What was the total number of staffed acute-care beds? (Beds, cribs, pediatric and neonatal bassinets regularly maintained for inpatients as of the close of the reporting period. Does not include bassinets for normal newborn infants.)

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* 8. Does your system plan to change the number of staffed beds in 2019?

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* 9. How many physicians were employed...

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* 10. Does your company or system plan to employ more or fewer physicians next year?

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* 11. If you purchased physician practices or employed more physicians in 2018, how did it affect your financial performance?

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* 12. Please select the organization(s) that you contract with as an ACO.

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* 13. Does your ACO include post-acute providers or does it plan to include a post-acute provider in the near future?

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* 14. Please check off all types of risk-based contracts that the system engages in.

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* 15. What percentage of the system’s net patient revenue was generated as part of risk-based contracts in 2018?

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* 16. Did the system achieve a surplus or loss on that risk-based volume in 2018?

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* 17. How many lives are covered by risk-based contracts?

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* 18. Did your system own all or part of an insurance company in 2018?

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* 19. If your system did not own all or part of an insurance company in 2018, is it planning to acquire one in 2019 or 2020?

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* 20. Prioritize your cost-cutting targets from 1-8, beginning with 1 as the highest priority.

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* 21. If applicable, please specify what "Other" is above:

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* 22. Which are your primary EHR vendors? (You may choose more than one)

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* 23. Are your systems capable of sharing health records externally with other facilities?

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* 24. Do you have a foundation?

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* 25. Do you invest in hedge funds or private equity?

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* 26. If yes, what are the value of those investments as of the latest fiscal year-end?

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* 27. Have you commercialized any of your services or products?

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* 28. What is your relationship with GPOs, if any?

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* 29. Has the information reported in this survey been reviewed by a senior executive?

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