Sept. 17-21: Transparency Garnering Increased Attention
Sept. 13—The Senate will undertake a review of price transparency in health care next week, shortly after hospital advocates urged caution in Medicare’s transparency push.
Repurposing TDABC: Case Examples from a New York Hospital
Time-driven activity-based costing principles provide an excellent basis for helping healthcare organizations identify opportunities for improving their operations.
5 DRGs Are Primary Contributors to Rising Average Loss per Medicare Hospital Admission
Among Medicare admissions in 2015 to 2017, costs per admission rose more rapidly than did payments, and the impact of this trend on hospitals’ financials strongest with admissions associated with 5 DRGs.
Administration Touts Some Drug Price Improvements
Aug. 20—One hundred days after the Trump administration’s release of a blueprint to cut drug costs and out-of-pocket expenses, administration officials touted some signs of progress.
New Approaches for Improving the Cost of Care
Data provided by internal and external sources can give healthcare providers valuable insight into areas for cost improvement.
Understanding Pricing Trends in a Changing Environment
Pricing data can help providers make more informed strategic decisions and build better relationships with their patients.
Ask the Experts: Analyzing Bad Debt
What are best practices related to aging accounts receivable buckets and determination of reserve rate-based time frames?
Healthcare Cost Containment: August 2018
Subscribers can access the August 2018 issue of Healthcare Cost Containment.
What’s Driving Increased Hospital Cost Concerns?
Cost control eclipsed revenue growth as the top priority among health system CEOs, according to Advisory Board’s Annual Health Care CEO Survey.
4 Ways Real Estate Strategy Curbs Costs and Supports Care
By perfecting the “puzzle” of care settings and reaching more patients more effectively, health systems can make invaluable headway in their critical goals of reducing fixed and operating costs.