Pricing

More Than a ZIP Code: Socioeconomic Data for Improving Patient Outcomes

The shift to value is encouraging healthcare providers to tap into previously underutilized resources to gather useful patient data. 

Erin Benson November 30, 2017

Cost: The Biggest Barrier to Precision Medicine

Joel Diamond explores the cost barriers of genetic testing to precision medicine.

Joel Diamond October 12, 2017

Charging Appropriately for Emergency Department Visits

To determine a fair charge for an emergency department visit, a hospital or health system must separate its costs into three categories.

David W. Young October 2, 2017

Setting Competitive Prices with the Consumer in Mind

Finance leaders face a difficult balancing act when setting prices, particularly for new services.

Laura Ramos Hegwer September 28, 2017

Time for Hospitals to Pursue a ‘Nip and Tuck’ Chargemaster Pricing Strategy?

Hospitals should balance their concern about achieving the margins they require to accomplish their missions with the need to maintain defensible pricing in an environment of increasing healthcare price transparency.

Jeff Helton,  PHD, FHFMA, CMA, CFE September 5, 2017

Payment for Behavioral Health Care Is in Catch-Up Mode Under Value-Based Care

Don McDaniel makes a case for an integrated payment model for behavioral and medical services.

Don McDaniel August 3, 2017

PAMA’s Impact on Laboratory Margins

Lâle White describes changes to come in 2018 as a result of CMS’s new clinical laboratory fee schedule. 

Lâle White August 1, 2017

Closing the Price Gap for Commodity Services

Healthcare leaders looking to be competitive in certain services must carefully consider strategies to lower prices.

Jamie Cleverly July 31, 2017

Closing Health Care’s Value Gap

To ensure current and future success, healthcare providers must take deliberate action to bridge the gap between volume-based payment and value-based payment.

Rulon Stacey July 31, 2017

Taking Control of Pay-For-Performance Contracts

To ensure their organizations perform effectively under risk contracts, healthcare finance leaders should implement a work plan to manage the contracts.

Paul Selivanoff, CPA July 31, 2017
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