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10 Critical Medicaid Trends to Watch

It is important for hospitals and health systems to forecast the impact of proposed healthcare legislation on Medicaid payments, eligibility teams, and patients.

Marie Hinds June 29, 2017

Hiring for Effective Post Service Revenue Cycle Performance

Revenue cycle leaders agree that positive, motivated candidates can overcome a lack of back-end knowledge and experience to become valuable employees.

Erin Murphy June 29, 2017

Screening and Coding for Homelessness

Health systems are recognizing that homelessness is a root cause of high healthcare utilization, but most systems do not screen and code for homelessness. Revenue cycle, patient access, and coding staff can play a role to improve homeless patient outcomes and reduce avoidable utilization by screening for and documenting homelessness.

Lola Butcher June 29, 2017

Self-Awareness and Self-Care are Critical to Women Leaders’ Success

Research has shown that employee happiness is good for the bottom line. Kelsey Wong, designer of emotionally intelligent workplaces, presents universal principles that can boost employees' morale and sense of appreciation—for the benefit of the organization.  

Kelsey Wong June 22, 2017

Self-Awareness and Self-Care are Critical to Women Leaders’ Success

April Gill, vice president of analytics solutions at Welltok, writes about how establishing good habits is the key to thriving in the most demanding of careers.  

April Gill June 21, 2017

How to Become the Master Gardener of Your Health

The metaphor of caring for a garden is not new, but it's a valuable parallel to caring for our health and wellness, writes Hilda Villaverde, PhD

Hilda Villaverde June 21, 2017

If You’re Passionate About Health, Don’t Ignore the No. 1 Cause of Death for Women

Revenue cycle consultant Mary Lee DeCoster draws attention to the risk factors associated with coronary heart disease, many of which are in women's power to control.  

Mary Lee DeCoster June 21, 2017

Healthy Eating is a Personal Journey

A diabetes scare in her mid-20s sent Shanna Hanson, manager of business knowledge for Human Arc, on a decades-long wellness journey that altered the course of her life and improved her health and well-being.

Shanna Hanson June 21, 2017

Outward Mind-Set is Game-Changer for Leading Teams

For Beth Friedman, founder and president of Agency Ten22, reading business books is a passion that led her to pick up The Outward Mindset: Seeing Beyond Ourselves by the Arbinger Institute, which helped her change her mind-set and improve her personal and professional relationships.  

Beth Friedman June 20, 2017

Treasury Functions for Strategic Value

Healthcare leaders can examine the treasury functions that are in play in their organizations and shore up the weak points.

Eric A. Jordahl June 20, 2017
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