Larry Sobal returns to the blog with his thoughts on why hospital-physician alignments fail despite best intentions.

Larry looks beyond the big merger headlines to examine what the real goal of health care consolidation should be.

Larry explains why despite the critical importance of culture, strategy and infrastructure, what “eats them all” for starts with whether or not you have a “healthy organization.” If you want to get healthy, read on.

Larry explains why he is bullish on bundled payments, and why he is urging all hospitals and physicians to begin preparing for them.