5 tactics to reduce clinical costs and improve performance
Learn about clinical cost reduction strategies and examples.
HFMA’s Annual Conference helps leaders reimagine the future of healthcare
The conference offers customized cohort sessions and keynote speakers focused on innovation.
Optimizing the hospital workforce in a rapidly changing environment
Hospitals and health systems can use the insights from modeling exercises to calculate the impact of everything from changes to weekend staffing schedules to the creation of new float pools.
A high-reliability healthcare supply chain: beyond the clinician
Applying the principles of high-reliability organizations to the healthcare supply chain is a key step in enhancing overall quality.
How one hospital improved its call-bell responsiveness
Main article: Optimizing the patient experience from the C-suite NewYork-Presbyterian’s comprehensive patient experience strategy has led to year-over-year improvements in key metrics during the past three years, says Rick Evans, senior vice president and chief experience officer. He credits the organization’s rolling, three-year patient experience plan, which defines targets and sets strategies for a variety…
CMS cardiac procedure changes could cost hospital cardiac programs $700 million
In a move that could have profound financial implications for hospitals, the 2019 Outpatient Prospective Payment System final rule adds 17 cardiac procedures to the list of procedures approved by CMS to be performed in ambulatory surgery centers.
Example from the field: Managing clinical costs at a large, academic health system
One healthcare provider recognized that it would be impossible to make a material impact on clinical costs without also addressing related areas such as operational expenses and revenue cycle optimization.
Mayo Clinic Laboratories uses data, clinician teams to identify cost savings
Just one lab utilization initiative can have a massive financial impact, says Andrew Cousin of Mayo Clinic Laboratories. Don’t be so overwhelmed by the scope that you do not take that first small step.
Around the World in 40 Weeks: Maternity Care Outside the U.S.
Olakunle Olaniyan, MD, MBA, FHFMA, president of Case Management Covenants, discusses what the United States can learn from other countries when it comes to maternity care. Also: an interview with Matt Houston of GHX about adoption of automated payment processes and five fast facts about hospital mergers and acquisitions. Sponsored by GHX.
An inside view of hospital disaster preparedness
In this full-length interview, a Houston-based hospital CEO shares memories of Hurricane Harvey and his organization’s strategies for successfully maintaining operations.