What Do Finance Leaders Have to Do With High-Reliability Patient Care?
John Johnston describes the role of the finance leader in developing a culture of proactively mitigating failures.
March 12-16 Policy Watch: Congress to Review Drug Price Controls in Budget
March 8—The Trump administration has begun to put specifics behind its standing priority to reduce the cost of prescription drugs, including in its budget, which will be reviewed by a congressional panel next week.
MaineHealth Achieves Supply Chain Collaboration Among Member Hospitals
By identifying key supply chain opportunities and process flow issues that needed correction, MaineHealth saved approximately $16 million in 2015, the first year of its overhaul; $27 million in 2016; and more than $34 million in 2017.
BPCI Advanced Improves Care, Physician Alignment, and Revenue
A healthcare thought leader explains how hospitals can generate savings, improve clinical care, and foster physician alignment by participating in BPCI Advanced.
Healthcare Consumerism Requires Comparable Quality and Cost Data
Provider organizations and health plans can advance the use of cost and performance data to support consumerism, as collaboratives in Massachusetts and Minnesota are showing.
The Overlooked Addiction
The need to address the opioid crisis is clear, thanks to the relentless media spotlight. But at the same time, the societal burden of alcohol abuse is growing yet has garnered little attention, writes Joseph J. Fifer, president and CEO of HFMA.
Ask the Experts: Service Line Analysis
What are the main steps in developing a productivity benchmark model for a service line?
Developing a Specialty Medical Home Contract
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center gastroenterologists have teamed with UPMC Health Plan to develop a specialty medical home contract for patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
Care Navigators: A Mini Case Study
Care navigators facilitate hospital discharge and patient follow-ups with the goal of improved outcomes.
Rising At-Risk Populations
Almost 84 million people out of a total population of 400 million, will be covered by Medicaid or Medicare by 2050.