Peek adds that CaroMont is content with its status as one of the 19 remaining independent acute-care hospitals not affiliated with larger groups. "CaroMont's employees get care at CaroMont by CaroMont providers, so it's more of a family-type situation than at some larger hospitals", Lassiter says. CaroMont's performance refutes the conventional wisdom that hospitals must have billions in annual revenue to stay abreast of technology trends, according to Lassiter of the health care association. CaroMont was only large N.C. hospital to support state Treasurer Dale Folwell's effort in 2019 to change reimbursement rates for the State Health Plan. [Extracted from the article]
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