When Computers Can’t Communicate, Patients Suffer
During a natural disaster, effective communication between patient and physician supported by access to medical records is critical.
Looking Beyond Utilization Management: Controlling Inpatient Cost in a Value-Based Environment
As healthcare costs continue to rise in the United States, physicians have a unique view of how dollars are spent and where the greatest savings opportunities are.
Video: How to Ensure a Clean 340B Audit
Patt Vilt, vice president of finance for Riverside Medical Center, details steps you can take to ensure a clean 340B audit.
Joe Fifer on Disaster Preparedness
HFMA President and CEO Joseph J. Fifer, FHFMA, CPA, shares a perspective on finance/clinical collaboration to improve disaster preparedness.
Questions to Address When Assessing a Deal s Potential for Realizing Value
The key questions for any given deal will depend on why the organization that is pursuing the transaction is doing so, what it hopes to achieve, and what information it requires to make well informed decisions about the path forward.
Case Study Evolution of a Medical Group
WellSpan Health, a $2 billion integrated, physician led health system headquartered in York, Pa., uses a variety of organizational structures to solve the “participatory governance challenge” for their employed physicians. WellSpan’s genesis as an integrated delivery system began in 1993 when a
Using Due Diligence to Optimize Post-Transaction Benefits
When exploring potential mergers or other partnership transactions, healthcare organizations should not underestimate the importance of performing effective due-diligence to gauge whether the transactions can deliver the desired value.
Improving Medical Group Performance as Markets Transition to Value
As health systems increasingly employ physicians in preparation for value-based care, it is imperative that they understand what constitutes a high-performing medical group and work with physician leaders to build such groups.
Giving a Consumer Focus to Strategic Planning in Health Care
The growing demands of consumers make it imperative for healthcare organization to focus their strategic planning efforts on meeting consumer needs and expectations.
Strategize. Execute. Succeed. Lessons for Healthcare Leaders
Healthcare leaders and create and execute effective futures for their organizations by applying three lessons.