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January 2018
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DHG Healthcare: Optimizing CDI for Bundled Payment Arrangements
A discussion of common clinical documentation gaps that organizations pursuing bundled payment arrangements must close and key strategies for addressing these issues.
ROI Value Model By ClearBalance
In this article, ClearBalance discusses how its technology helps healthcare organizations quantify the cost-to-collect for patient payments and evaluate potential vendors.
ROI Value Model By ClearBalance
An industry-leading patient financial solutions company discusses how it helps healthcare organizations benchmark their patient payment collections and validate the work of outside vendors.
National SNF Analysis Detects Decline in Average Length of Stay
U.S. skilled nursing facilities saw a decline in average length of stay from 2011 through 2017, coupled with an increase in discharges.
Drivers of healthcare cost growth, and commercial health plans’ responses
Efforts to control the growth of healthcare costs nationwide have focused on reducing variation both in utilization and price.
High-impact clinical revenue cycle key performance indicators
There are 11 key performance indicators health systems should track to assess the performance of a clinical revenue cycle
5 steps to becoming HIPAA compliant
Healthcare organizations that qualify as HIPAA covered entities should take five steps when developing a compliance program designed to meet their obligation under HIPAA to safeguard patients’ protected health information.
States reeling under rising healthcare costs
Rising Medicaid costs and high costs of healthcare for state employees are having a negative effect on state budgets.
Montana’s dive into Medicare reference pricing reduces provider payments by almost $16 million annually
Montana’s adoption of Medicare reference pricing has dramatically reduced payment rates for healthcare services delivered to state employees.