David B. Hoyt

American College of Surgeons and Harvard Business School's Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness partner to develop value measurement tool for hospitals

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Thursday, July 18, 2019
Michael Porter, David B. Hoyt, Strategic management, Business, Articles, Economy

"Clearly defining the value of patient care is critical to our nation's health care system," said David B. Hoyt, MD, FACS, Executive Director of the American College of Surgeons.

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  • "Clearly defining the value of patient care is critical to our nation's health care system," said David B. Hoyt, MD, FACS, Executive Director of the American College of Surgeons.
  • The method will also include risk-adjusted benchmarks, so hospitals can compare their value with one another to generate system-wide improvement.
  • The HBS Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness was founded by recognized business strategy leader Michael Porter.
  • The Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness (ISC) is a nonprofit research and education organization based at Harvard Business School.

American College of Surgeons Opposes the Lower Health Care Costs Act

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Thursday, June 20, 2019
American College of Surgeons, David B. Hoyt, Health care, Health, Surgery, Surgeon, Occupations, Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Rama Kant

WASHINGTON, June 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The American College of Surgeons (ACS) opposes the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019, introduced by Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA).

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  • WASHINGTON, June 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The American College of Surgeons (ACS) opposes the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019, introduced by Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA).
  • However, the solutions should not come on the backs of the physicians caring for the patients," said David B. Hoyt, MD, FACS, Executive Director of the American College of Surgeons.
  • Congress should consider the large-scale consequences for the U.S. health care system as a whole before applying such sweeping solutions,"said Dr. Hoyt.
  • The American College of Surgeons is a scientific and educational organization of surgeons that was founded in 1913 to raise the standards of surgical practice and improve the quality of care for surgical patients.