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Performance Improvement
Regional Hospital’s Focus on Rapid Results Reaps $6M in Savings
By Laura Ramos Hegwer
Henry Ford West Bloomfield uses 100-day productivity cycles to improve operations and reduce waste. Over a three-year period, the hospital saved $8.7 million contributing to a financial performance turnaround.
Clinical Costs
Key Factors in Cath Lab Financial Performance
By John Yanuzzelli
The average cath lab program generates a negative profit margin on Medicare patients, a compounding problem as the population ages. Analyzing cath lab care pathway design can help hospital leaders bend the cost curve back to operating profitability.
Cost Accounting
Using Business Intelligence to Succeed in Value-Based Care
By Laura Ramos Hegwer
Gain buy in for value-based care by picking a few key areas to cost and monitor. Some easy wins build momentum and confidence across a healthcare organization.
Facilities Management
A Growing Health System Contains Costs Through Outsourcing
By An interview with Pamela Stoyanoff, Methodist Health System, by Laura Ramos Hegwer
Methodist Health System wanted to manage and maintain its facilities more efficiently after more than a decade of expansion. Improved contracting practices saved $250,000 in the first several months.
Cost Accounting
Cost Accounting: Bridging the Gap Between Where You Are and Where You Should Be
From our Sponsor Kaufman Hall
By Catherine Savage and Curtis Bryan
By creating a single source of truth, MultiCare aims to have coordinated oversight of all data, including security and design, and provide a consistent training curriculum for its finance team.
Healthcare Costs at a Glance
Proposed Regulatory Relief Saves $1.1 Billion for Providers
A proposal to eliminate required outpatient medical histories and physicals could reduce costs for healthcare providers by $454 million annually.