MACRA’s Quality Payment Program in 2018: What Hospitals Need to Know
Hospitals are not exempt from the impacts of the Medicare Access and Chip Reauthorization Act (MACRA), and they therefore should understand the provisions of the recently issued final rule on MACRA’s Quality Payment Program.
Costing Practices in Healthcare Organizations: A Look at Adoption of ABC
Three surveys, conducted over two decades, provide insight into healthcare organizations’ perspectives on activity-based costing (ABC) and larger industry trends regarding adoption of ABC.
Pharmacy Costs: Are You Paying for Value Yet?
Insurers are setting precedents for value-based payment for medications.
After a Healthcare Consolidation: A Checklist for Making It Work
To ensure a healthcare consolidation moves forward effectively after the deal is closed, the parties should employ a detailed checklist of points to address during this stage, including revisiting expectations and creating a road map for change.
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.
Hospitals Have Opportunity to Save $23B While Maintaining Quality
Hospitals could reduce their supply expenses by an average of 18 percent.
Video: How Business Offices Can Transmit Medical Records More Securely
Lula Jensen, former director of product management for MRO, discusses steps business offices can take to make the transmission of medical records more secure and to lower the risk of a breach.
hfm Magazine: December 2017
hfm Magazine: December 2017
Healthcare Cost Containment: October 2017
Subscribers can access the October 2017 issue of Healthcare Cost Containment.
Inflammatory Disease and Diabetes Treatment Top the List of Drug Spending Increases Through 2019
Increased utilization will drive a 10-13 percent increase in drug spending through 2019. The biggest increases will occur in drug spending for inflammatory diseases and diabetic treatment.