Trends

How Ochsner Health System Uses E-Signatures and Self Check-In to Drive Patient Satisfaction

Ochsner Health System’s efficient check-in process addresses patients’ demand for convenience and expediency and saved the health system approximately $48,000 by decreasing document volume.

Lisa A. Eramo October 11, 2016

You Can’t Manage What You Can’t Measure: A Practical Guide for Population Health Management

Measuring population health strategies requires combining diverse sets of data, thinking like a payer, and identifying gaps in care.

Christian Wieland October 5, 2016

Partnering With Healthcare Purchasers

Mount Sinai Health System partnered with a trade union to develop a bundled-payment program designed to improve patient outcomes and reduce the purchaser’s costs.

Lola Butcher August 10, 2016

Does Price Transparency Work?

A recent Harvard study shows no patient spending decrease, but its parameters may overlook some key strategies.

Erin Murphy August 9, 2016

Finding Value in Healthcare Innovation Centers

Henry Ford Health System is bringing new ideas to market through its innovation center, which is called the Innovation Institute.

Laura Ramos Hegwer August 9, 2016

High Court Decides False Claims Act Case

The Supreme Court ruled that “in some circumstances” hospitals’ implied certification of compliance with payment requirements may make them liable under the False Claims Act, but the decision’s reach is not as expansive as proposed by plaintiffs and the federal government.

J. Stuart Showalter August 4, 2016

False Claims Act Penalties are Rising

A recent increase in false claims penalties and a Supreme Court case placing the burden on healthcare organizations to be aware of payment requirements, necessitates that hospital compliance officers redouble efforts to prevent false claims.

J. Stuart Showalter August 4, 2016

Winning Direct Contracts with Employers

Pacific Business Group on Health, a leader in direct contracting, uses an extensive evaluation process to choose the provider organizations for its Employers Centers of Excellence Network.

Lola Butcher July 11, 2016

Hospitals with PBGH Joint Replacement Contracts

Pacific Business Group on Health (PBGH), a membership organization that includes many of America’s largest healthcare purchasers, has developed direct contracts for joint replacements, spine procedures, and bariatric surgery with hospitals across the country.

Sidebar July 11, 2016

New HIPAA Audits About to Begin

Both desk and on-site HIPAA audits will be performed, and every covered healthcare entity and business associate is eligible for an audit.

J. Stuart Showalter July 11, 2016
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