How to manage risk-based payment in the era of the global pandemic
To succeed with risk-based contracts through the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, healthcare organizations require analytic capabilities for modeling the revenue impact of the crisis through all its phases.
Optimal use of APPs can enhance a health system’s post-COVID-19 financial recovery
A strategy by Excela Health in Pennsylvania focused on integrating and optimizing its the advanced practice provider workforce can serve as a road map for how best to pursue such an undertaking.
7 steps toward compensating primary care physicians for their true value
A value-based payment model for primary care physicians would be consistent with the goal of population health, which is to achieve better health outcomes for a population of patients at the lowest possible costs.
COVID-19 continues to play havoc with hospital financials
The U.S. hospitals face two significant pressures through the end of 2020: continuing spikes in COVID-19 admissions and, if the economic rebound falters, a rise in the numbers of patients who are uninsured or insurebd ny public insurance.
Beyond COVID-19: A guide to economic recovery for health system CFOs
As healthcare CFOs prepare fro the aftermath iof the COVID-19 pandemic, they should adopt a new mindset for addressing strategies around human capital, revenue recovery, cost reduction and capital investment.
3 objectives for an innovative and practical revenue cycle work-from-home program
To develop a sustainable remote-work policy for revenue cycle staff, healthcareganizations must address concerns about staff morale, team cohesion and protection of cash flow.
Sepsis poses a cost-containment challenge in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic
Sepsis is among the largest cost drivers for U.S. hospitals, and it contributes to higher costs of care for patients with COVID-19. Hospital finance leaders therefore should understand and focus on managing the cost impact of sepsis treatment on their organizations.
The journey back from COVID-19: COVID-19: A guide to economic recovery for health system CFOs
As healthcare CFOs prepare fro the aftermath iof the COVID-19 pandemic, they should adopt a new mindset for addressing strategies around human capital, revenue recovery, cost reduction and capital investment.
7 tips for effectively managing a remote healthcare finance team
To effectively manage accounting teams who are increasingly working from home in this new environment created by the COVID-19 crisis, healthcare organizations can take lessons from organizations that have experience in managing a remote workforce.
Does your organization’s ambulatory real estate footprint need right-sizing?
Decisions made with respect to a health system's ambulatory real estate portfolio and footprint can have significant impacts onthe organization's future growth, financial position and capital platform.