Why it is necessary to routinely assess healthcare integration initiatives
Because the perspectives of participants in healthcare integration initiatives can change over time, causing their business and financial needs to move out of alignment, it is important to reassess the integration relationships at regular intervals.
Sources of qualitative data on PAC providers
Health systems require qualitative data when evaluating post-acute care (PAC) providers as potential partners.
Price transparency: A new chapter begins
HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer offers a perspective on the executive order on price transparency.
Payer-provider clinical alignment in Vermont
In Vermont, payer-provider collaboration has led to improved access to primary care, reduced deaths from suicide and drug overdose, decreased ratesof chronic disease and improved chronic disease management.
Special Report: Effective use of analytics can help healthcare organizations solve critical challenges
Advances in analytics are powering improvements in electronic health record utilization and clinical documentation improvement.
Medication dashboard’s basic structure can be replicated, customized
The basic structure of PPMC's medication dashboard can be easily replicated by other hospitals and health systems.
Solid written policy and agility are key to preparing for disaster
Former hospital CFO Ed Tucker shares a disaster preparedness budget model he created after Hurricane Katrina.
How one hospital improved patient access, specialty referrals and completed-appointment rates
Texas Children’s Hospital achieved financial and operational improvements after streamlining referral and scheduling processes to better accommodate providers and patients.
Why LTC providers should prepare for a whole new wave of payment challenges
As the patient population requiring long-term care (LTC) continues to grow, the success of LTC facilities will depend on their ability to turn payment challenges into opportunities, in part by steering clear of false beliefs and implementing effective revenue-recovery processes.
Focus on care transitions brings substantial new LOS-reduction opportunities
Hospitals can derive multiple operating and financial benefits from focusing care improvement efforts on reducing patients' length of stay in acute care.