CMMI’s “New Direction” Points to the Future of Bundled Payments
Dave Terry outlines the future of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation.
How Self-Service Check-In Is Changing the Psychology of Patient Payment
Brian Stone explains how self check-in can improve patient satisfaction and ensure timely payment.
YEAH! Childhood Obesity Is a Preventable Problem
Jean Mutchie and Amy Walters write about a program at St. Luke’s Children’s that addresses the underlying issues in the fight against childhood obesity.
Negotiating Tough Physician Deals: Preparing for Success and Regulatory Compliance
Stuart J. Schaff and Karin Chernoff Kaplan examine how to improve the negotiating position of hospitals and health systems entering into contracts with physicians, while ensuring compliance.
Steps to Building a Consumer-Centric Payment Network
As consumers of health care, patients want and expect invoices they can understand.
Forming a Physician Communication and Peer Support Center
Kelley Dillon describes the wide-ranging impact of an in-depth curriculum at Henry Ford Health System that trains physicians to communicate with patients clearly and empathically.
Community Hospitals: Are Your Finances on Solid Ground?
John Johnston addresses the unique challenge of community hospitals in an environment of dwindling profit margins.
Making the Business Case for Compliance in Healthcare Organizations
Rebekah Sharpe describes the pitfalls of noncompliance.
Financial Stability Promotes Good Health
Randy Oostra describes the financial opportunity center established by ProMedica, which became the first health system to operate such a center. The goal is to address population health issues.
Cost: The Biggest Barrier to Precision Medicine
Joel Diamond explores the cost barriers of genetic testing to precision medicine.