In February, Dallas-based health systems Baylor Scott & White and Memorial Hermann decided to call off a proposed merger, claiming they were “capable of achieving [their] visions for the future without merging at this time.”

In her article for AJMC, As Business and Payment Models Evolve, Nimbleness Trumps Scale, Dr. Rita Numerof discusses why healthcare systems should concern themselves less with size and instead shift focus to adopting business and payment models that bring value.