How One Florida Healthcare Organization Tackled Recruitment Challenges and Saved $3M
Health First exceeded its goals for improving new hire retention rates and satisfaction, resulting in significant cost savings and happier hiring managers.
The Cost of Delaying the Move To Value Based Care
Using a calculator tool, healthcare finance leaders can project the costs and benefits of value-based care under different scenarios and make the case for what their organizations have to gain—or lose—by delaying or adopting value-based strategies.
Cleveland Clinic Saves $22M in Pharmacy Costs by Developing Dashboard Tool
Cleveland Clinic’s 2016 prescription drug savings resulted from smarter pharmacy sourcing, thanks in part to new technology developed in-house and greater visibility into drug price changes.
Examining the Economic Impact of a Physician Shortage
The changing regulatory environment in health care adds even more urgency to a looming physician shortage that will continue to impact health care and its delivery over the next decade.
Running the Rapids of Today’s Healthcare Reforms
The possibility of legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act remains, despite the recent setback, so healthcare organizations should be prepared for the changes it might bring, including reduced Medicaid payment and increased charity care and bad debt.
Managing Transitional and Chronic Care Profitably: A Guide for Hospital-Owned Physician Practices
CMS offers an attractive incentive for healthcare organizations that participate in transitional care management and chronic care management programs.
What Hospitals Should Look for When Acquiring or Partnering With ASCs
Hospitals and health systems can benefit from partnerships with or acquisitions of ambulatory surgery centers as a means to meet the requirements of value-based care.
How to Improve Up-Front Collections at a Surgery Center: One Health System’s Success Story
A Virginia medical center found that patients who are provided with accurate cost estimates are more likely to pay up front for their procedures.
Video: The Cost of Care: ACOs, Medicaid, and Value-Based Care
Ken Perez, vice president of healthcare policy and Omnicell, provides insight into the future of ACOs, Medicaid, and value-based care.
hfm Magazine: April 2017
hfm Magazine: April 2017