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$28M in Healthcare Costs Associated with Opioid Epidemic

Health care accounts for about one-third of the total $78.5 billion costs attributable to the prescription opioid epidemic.

HFMA August 1, 2017

Video: Healthcare Trends and Technology

Julie Williamson, PhD, chief growth enabler for Karrikins Group, talks about healthcare trends and technology, as well as the changing roles of women and men in health care.

HFMA August 1, 2017

Public Health Emergencies: Is Health Care Ready to Respond?

Healthcare organizations that prepare for natural and man-made disasters can help manage the inevitable.

Daniel R. Verdon August 1, 2017

The Abuse and Misuse of Observation Services

Lack of limitations on observation status has led to confusion and increased expense among patients. 

Paul Shoemaker August 1, 2017

Five Lessons Health Systems Can Learn From Intuit

Increasing patient access to healthcare data can bolster population health management efforts for consumers.

Dinesh Sheth August 1, 2017

Plateau Busting: Transforming a CDI Program to Optimize Quality and Revenue

United Health Services, a not-for-profit health system serving New York, realized substantial benefits by implementing a clinical documentation improvement program.

Laura Jacquin August 1, 2017

Priority Advantage: Helping Organizations Optimize Their Medicare Advantage Plans

Gene Cronin, vice president for Priority Advantage, discusses the value and benefits of working with a top-notch Medicare Advantage service vendor.

HFMA July 31, 2017

Closing the Price Gap for Commodity Services

Healthcare leaders looking to be competitive in certain services must carefully consider strategies to lower prices.

Jamie Cleverly July 31, 2017

Closing Health Care’s Value Gap

To ensure current and future success, healthcare providers must take deliberate action to bridge the gap between volume-based payment and value-based payment.

Rulon Stacey July 31, 2017

How Consolidation Is Changing Healthcare Markets

Healthcare organizations contemplating opportunities for consolidation can benefit from performing a detailed analysis that considers potential impacts of a variety of possible scenarios.

Keith D. Moore, MCP July 31, 2017
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