What’s in Your Pricing Policy?
A recent survey reports that the majority of hospitals have formal or consistent methods for setting prices, but transparency is often missing.
7 Valuable Tools to Ensure You Don’t Waste Another Meeting
Lucy Zielinski and Kate Geick of GE Healthcare Camden Group share tips and tools that can help your next meeting run more smoothly and garner more actionable results.
Video: What Provider Organizations Need to Start Successful Health Plans
Paul Keckley, managing editor of The Keckley Report, explores what provider organizations need to start successful health plans.
Using Data Analytics to Transform Healthcare Management and Reduce Clinical Variation
Hospitals and health systems have entered a new era in which data analytics will play an increasingly vital role in identifying opportunities for improved performance.
Preventing Readmissions: A Primary Care Strategy
To engage primary care physicians in efforts to reduce readmissions, a hospital should effectively communicate with them, support their educational needs, and seek their input regarding post-acute care provider options.
The Risky Business of RADVs
By identifying some of the factors that set apart those health plans chosen for RADV audits, healthcare organizations can better prepare for their own selection.
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.
Fundamentals of Effective Cognitive Predictive Analytics
To obtain a healthy ROI for a predictive analytic system, hospitals and health systems should assess its own needs against what the system promises to deliver.
hfm Magazine: May 2017
hfm Magazine: May 2017
Five Strategies for Building Effective Post-Acute Partnerships
This action brief outlines the benefits of a well-designed partnership between a hospital and post-acute provider and shares the key steps involved in building one.