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Video: Optimizing Medical Group Revenue Cycle Performance to Meet Physician and Health System Goals

Emily Alverson, senior director at Huron Consulting Group, discusses key steps in how to optimize medical group revenue cycle performance.   

HFMA March 1, 2017

Assessing the Impact of Medicaid Expansion

Medicaid expansion reduced the amount of hospital charity care in participating states, while charity care remained almost unchanged in non-participating states during the same time period.

David Koepke February 28, 2017

Coding for Conscious Sedation

How has coding for moderate sedation and conscious sedation changed?

Jennifer Swindle February 28, 2017

Cultivating Homegrown Inpatient Auditors

Building a team of internal inpatient auditors empowers revenue cycle leaders to proactively validate coding, determine regulatory compliance, and analyze clinical documentation. The best place to find qualified auditors is to train your own coders for the job. 

Laurie A. McBrierty, MLT, ASCP February 28, 2017

Registration Academy Improves Performance

St. Joseph Health’s homegrown training program reduced the average training time for new hires by 25 percent and decreased training costs per trainee by $1,400.

training: Karen Wagner February 28, 2017

How to Take Command of Your Personal Brand

There is power in personal branding, says Deb Miller, chief marketing officer at Elevate Marketing Group. She walks you through steps you can take to distill your personal brand and use it to advance your career. 

Deb Miller February 24, 2017

Ascension Health President and COO Makes Career Out of Coordinating Care With Efficiency

For Patricia Maryland, DrPH, president of healthcare operations and COO for Ascension Health, efficiency in caregiving was an early necessity that turned into a lifelong career path. Her story illustrates how to live your personal brand. 

Rachael Zimlich February 24, 2017

First Female CEO to Lead a Venture-Capital-Backed Startup to IPO Shares Secret of her Success

Fifteen years ago, at age 40, Therese Tucker founded the accounting software company Blackline. Despite a rough and winding road to success, she didn't give up her dream, using grit and an entrepreneurial spirit to fuel her journey.  

Rachael Zimlich February 24, 2017

Building a Value Model for Population Health Management

A data-driven “value model” can help healthcare organizations plan the scale and pace of investments into population health management in preparation for value-based contracting.

Daniel J. Marino February 21, 2017

Beyond the Medicare Annual Well Visit: Maximizing Revenue for Hospital-Owned Practices

Medicare-covered services may present a new source of revenue for hospital-owned physician practices.

Cathy Zito February 21, 2017
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