The New Revenue Recognition Standard: Where Organizations Stand
As implementation time draws near for the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s new standards regarding contracts with customers, healthcare organizations should take steps to ensure their processes align with these standards.
Integrating Healthcare Revenue and Operating Models to Create a Sustainable Future
As the first step in any initiative, the analysis and strategy development for adopting a new revenue model is key to the success of implementation.
6 Practices for Effective Managed Care Contracting
Certain practices are critical to effective contracts between health plans and provider organizations.
the role of HCCs in a value-based payment system
Documentation of chronic conditions is increasingly important as hospitals move toward value-based payment models.
Assessing SNF Providers by Overall Quality Rating
An analysis of skilled nursing facilities looking at their CMS star ratings identified trends favorable to not-for-profit SNFs.
Fight Consumerism Fatigue
Consumerism may be slipping lower on healthcare leaders’ priority lists. Although it may not seem urgent, it’s more important than ever. Here’s why.
How to Revisit Private Placement Debt
Hospitals should reassess the private placement debt they accrued in the recent constrained lending market to determine their best options now that the market has loosened.
Charging Appropriately for Emergency Department Visits
To determine a fair charge for an emergency department visit, a hospital or health system must separate its costs into three categories.
Contemplating the Personal Side of Healthcare Integration
When considering a merger or affiliation, healthcare leaders can examine the proposal from a personal vantage point, as if the discussions of the transaction were a dialogue between individuals.
Value-Based Payment and Commercial Healthcare Insurers: Getting Paid for Doing What’s Right
Healthcare providers may find that their managed care contracts include provisions that may have been beneficial under a fee-for-service payment model but are highly unfavorable under a value-based payment.