USA TODAY: Companies specializing in driving down spending on health care, whether through electronic records, preventive care or consolidating services, are turning out to be the biggest winners from the 2010 health care law.
Investors, analysts and policymakers say any business that can help health care providers cut costs or keep patients from being readmitted to the hospital soon after an in-patient visit is attracting more customers and seeing more investment…
As health care continues to change, [Henry Chung, Montefiore chief medical officer] said, he sees several financial winners. In a non-fee-for-service system, primary-care physicians have an opportunity for greater reimbursement. There will be a greater need for care coordinators who keep patients well and out of the hospital. There will also be a need for palliative and home care services, and for community doctors to make sure they reach everyone in the community who might use their hospital… (more)
