Mergers

Healthcare organizations are consolidating at an unprecedented rate. With the number of mergers and acquisitions not likely to abate, these groups will need to become involved in strategic planning to understand and manage the effects of this transaction and exert more control over the direction it will take. In particular, healthcare organizations need to know how to respond when they are approached about a consolidation opportunity and how to determine whether a consolidation transaction would be strategically advantageous.

Coker has developed a process designed to help clients make an informed decision, and if they decide to proceed, how the process can best be implemented. We identify the global issues that may impact a merger decision in each of the following areas:

• Structure
• Operations
• Relationships
• Governance
• Finance
• Facility
• Clinical

Out of the review of the global issues will flow specific items that must be addressed, including:

• Organization
• Economies of Scale
• Physician Recruitment and Retention
• Information Technology
• Ancillary Investments
• Staffing