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38 POPULATION HEALTH 38 CEO/STRATEGY Why MBA programs are shutting down By Emily Rappleye A strong job market is suppressing demand for master's in business administration degrees, leading many universities to shutter their in-per- son programs in favor of online versions, The Wall Street Journal reports. From 2014-18, full-time, accredited MBA programs dropped 9 percent, while the number of online pro- grams doubled. Online offerings are popular because they are shorter, more specialized and often more af- fordable, according to the report. For example, working millennials with high levels of college debt might be more likely to enroll in the Uni- versity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's online MBA program, which costs $22,000 to complete — less than half the $58,000-plus sticker price of the traditional op- tion. UIUC's traditional MBA program, one of the top 50 in the nation, is expected to lose $2 million this year. UIUC announced it will end its on-campus MBA pro- gram this year. n Tenet to move headquarters out of Dallas By Alia Paavola T enet Healthcare plans to move its headquarters from Dallas to Farmers Branch, Texas, as part of a cost-cutting move, according to the Dallas Morning News. The for-profit healthcare provider has rented 400,000 square feet of offices for its headquarters, which will be housed in a 13-floor building in the Dallas suburb. Tenet began looking at locations to consolidate its Dallas area operations months ago, according to the report. Company of- ficials said it was re-evaluating office needs as part of a $200 million expense-reduction plan. Ronald Rittenmeyer, executive chairman and CEO of Tenet Healthcare, said in a statement: "International Plaza is a great new home for our corporate headquarters and provides us with the opportunity to further enhance our working environ- ment for the benefit of our colleagues." Tenet also has offices in Frisco and Addison, Texas. It is un- clear whether employees from those offices will relocate to the Farmers Branch office. n The 16 health systems to which Walmart sends employees for care By Molly Gamble T hrough its Centers of Excellence pro- gram, Walmart partners with health systems that have demonstrated ap- propriate, high-quality care and outcomes for defined episodes of care. e program bundles payments for the costs of certain procedures, meaning the $514 bil- lion retailer bypasses insurers and works di- rectly with health systems. To determine where to refer associates for defined episodes of care, Walmart starts by examining health systems — not hospitals or individual physicians. Lisa Woods, senior director of U.S. healthcare at Walmart, and her team gather massive amounts of publicly available data on health systems. ey then distribute requests for information and con- duct detailed on-site visits, which involve determining precisely which physicians af- filiated with the health system do and don't participate in the COE. Below is a listing of the 16 health systems and campuses to which Walmart will refer patients for defined episodes of care as of May 20. Joint replacement 1. Emory Healthcare (Atlanta) 2. Johns Hopkins Medicine (Baltimore) 3. Kaiser Permanente (Irvine, Calif.) 4. Mayo Clinic (Jacksonville, Fla.) 5. Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minn.) 6. Mercy (Springfield, Mo.) 7. Northeast Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) 8. Ochsner (New Orleans) 9. Scripps Green (La Jolla) 10. University Hospital (Cleveland) 11. Virginia Mason (Seattle) Spine 1. Emory Healthcare (Atlanta) 2. Geisinger (Danville, Pa.) 3. Mayo Clinic (Jacksonville, Fla.) 4. Mayo Clinic (Phoenix) 5. Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minn.) 6. Memorial Hermann (Houston) 7. Mercy (Springfield, Mo.) 8. Virginia Mason (Seattle) Bariatric 1. Geisinger (Danville, Pa.) 2. Northeast Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) 3. Northwest Medical Center (Springdale, Ark.) 4. Scripps Mercy (San Diego) 5. University Hospital (Cleveland) Cancer and transplants 1. Mayo Clinic (Jacksonville, Fla.) 2. Mayo Clinic (Phoenix) 3. Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minn.) Cardiac 1. Cleveland Clinic 2. Geisinger (Danville, Pa.) 3. Virginia Mason (Seattle) n