Catherine Savage
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Catherine Savage
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Understanding physician costs is the first step in clinical cost transformation
Costs associated with the physician enterprise are a significant driver of patient care costs and service line profitability. Health systems’ need for accurate and trusted physician cost data has only intensified.
Cost Accounting: Bridging the Gap Between Where You Are and Where You Should Be
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 Executives Dissatisfied with Cost Transformation Progress
A Kaufman Hall survey found that 75 percent of healthcare executive respondents rate their cost transformation success as average to below average.
Cost Accounting Talent and Resources: The Missing Link to Support Cost Transformation
Cost accounting teams with the time and expertise to accurately and efficiently produce, interpret, and socialize data throughout hospitals and health systems is an investment with huge potential returns.