Cost Effectiveness of Health

iVita Financial: Reducing bad debt while improving the patient financial experience

Gain insight into a program that improves patient collections, accelerating cash flow and shrinking bad debt, while boosting patient satisfaction and enabling a more patient-centric service experience in this business profile.

HFMA February 26, 2021

Healthcare leaders grapple with deferred care crisis

A survey investigated the impacts of the deferrals of elective procedures by hospitals and health systems in the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ezra Mehlman February 22, 2021

Front-line stories: How today’s prior authorization processes create a burden of waste for providers

As hospitals continue to struggle with razor-thin margins, they should actively identify activities that create financial burdens for them without delivering value to patients. One health system’s stories of administrative waste due to prior authorization processes show why this activity should be be high on their list.

Alan S. Kaplan, MD, MMM, FACPE February 19, 2021

Physician practices are facing operational and financial headwinds

A recent study finds that most performance measures of physician practices declined in 2020 relative to 2019 levels. The findings suggest reinforcing the physician performance improvement infrastructure should remain a priority for hospitals and health systems with employed physicians.

Jim Blake February 19, 2021

Navigating change: Implications of CMS’s 2021 Physician Fee Schedule

Changes to the CMS Physician Fee Schedule for 2021 require immediate deliberation by provider organizations with respect to how they will structure their physician compensation arrangements.

Patty Bohney, CVA, MBA February 19, 2021

Hospitals enjoy greater flexibility in compensating physicians for value-based care

New regulations effective Jan. 19, 2021, afford hospitals, providers of certain ancillary services and accountable care organizations they own significantly greater flexibility to compensate physicians for collaboration on value-based care initiatives.

Max Reynolds, JD February 19, 2021

Financial Sustainability Report: January 2021

The January Financial Sustainability Report, sponsored by Kaufman Hall, examines the recent expanded interest in hospital-at-home programs, and their potential benefits. It also includes insights on the critical impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on people already adversely affected by social determinants, and on the need to address administrative was in the healthcare caused by onerous prior authorization processes.

HFMA January 29, 2021

Real strategy for healthcare real estate

Hospital and health system leaders should devote the same level of strategic focus and analytical rigor to their organizations’ real estate as they apply elsewhere within the enterprise.

Matt Robbins, CFA January 22, 2021

Have hospital-at-home programs finally come of age?

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly accelerated interest in developing and expanding hospital-at-home programs. For healthcare organizations that are pursuing risk-based contracting with an APM, a hospital-at-home program offers the potential to improve care and reduce costs for a segment of the patient population.

M. Orry Jacobs January 22, 2021

340B Program success depends on the quality of self-auditing

Healthcare organizations participating in the 340B Drug Pricing Program should self-audit of their compliance with the program to ensure its ongoing success and effectiveness.

Brian Matney, CPA, CHFP December 22, 2020
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