Coding for Smoking Cessation Services
There are no required guidelines on what type of smoking cessation should be administered, but the service should be documented and reported.
Strategies for Managing Third-Party Liability Claims
Boston Medical Center has achieved average cycle times of 90 and 120 days respectively for workers’ compensation and motor vehicle accident claims.
CHRISTUS Health Revamps Denials Management
The health system boosted productivity by 25 percent by focusing staff time on the accounts with the greatest potential return.
Culture and Communication Critical to Successful M&As
A recent study found that attention to stakeholder goals and organizational culture and communication help newly merged or acquired hospitals meet their strategic aspirations.
Bringing the HFMA Code of Ethics to Life
Ethics can and should be practical, and ethical practice begins with knowing and living by the highest standards of an association.
Benchmarking: Moving Beyond a Metrics Beauty Pageant
The true power of benchmarking entails studying how best practice organizations achieve their top performance levels and then takes those lessons learned and adapts them for use by other provider organizations.
MaineHealth Achieves Supply Chain Collaboration Among Member Hospitals
By identifying key supply chain opportunities and process flow issues that needed correction, MaineHealth saved approximately $16 million in 2015, the first year of its overhaul; $27 million in 2016; and more than $34 million in 2017.
Chinese Investment: An Opportunity for U.S. Healthcare Organizations
With a growing middle class and a desire for improved healthcare services, China is becoming a key investor in U.S. healthcare organizations, with the goal of bringing some of their practices and services back home.
Addressing Social Determinants of Health
Recognizing that hunger, housing instability, and other problems make it difficult for people to get and stay healthy, ProMedica is transforming its care delivery model and making substantial investments. The health system is starting with a $50 million initiative to research and address social determinants of health in the communities it serves.
11 Metrics Reveal the Best Strategies For Cutting Outpatient Prices
A scoring methodology is the first step in evaluating outpatient service price reductions without sacrificing financial viability.