Feeding the Demand for Performance Management Information: Reports or Dashboards?
Access to actionable data presented in well-structured reports and dashboard formats optimizes decision-making.
Key CFO Considerations for Implementing Provider-Sponsored Health Plans
CFOs should consider patient volume, potential partners, and costs—which can be $15 million to $25 million to cover startup expenses—when entering into a payer-provider joint venture to build a provider-sponsored health plan.
Mystery Markups: Medical Supply and Drug Pricing Policies Vary Across Hospitals
Hospital markup policies that set prices for medical supplies and pharmaceuticals can vary significantly across the country, leading to large variances in drug and supply charges.
Survey Underscores Growing Importance of Compliance and Ethics Training
In general, compliance professionals are not satisfied with the level of training provided to their boards. A lack of effective training could open organizations up to lawsuits and litigation.
Designated Health Services Under the Stark Law
The Stark Law lists designate health services that are targeted to address overutilization.
Stark Law Compliance Relies on the Basics
The strict liability nature of the Stark Law and its many exceptions require legal counsel, healthcare compliance officers, and finance executives to pay scrupulous attention to physician contract details.
How Providence Health & Services Created Patient-Friendly Statements
Providence Health & Services redesigned its patient statements with the goals of improving patient satisfaction and reducing calls into its customer service center.
What Revenue Cycle Departments can Learn from the Hospitality Industry
An emphasis on customer service can help revenue cycle staff increase cash flow, mitigate denial risk, and improve customer satisfaction.
Healthcare Transactions: 3Q 2017
For the third quarter of 2017, Ponder & Co. tracked 26 transactions involving hospital change of control.
Healthcare Strategy in the Year of Uncertainty, Part II
C-suite leaders from market-leading healthcare organizations are expressing a renewed sense of optimism after months of legislative uncertainty.