Emerging Value-Based Payment Trends Transforming Health Care in 2018
Hospitals and health systems plan a range of care delivery innovations in 2018 to help them reach more of the quality improvement goals of various payment models.
Change for the Delta: A Process for Strategic Planning in a Challenging Market
A hospital catering to a largely underserved population is working to keep itself financially viable by working up a long-range strategic plan.
An Independent Hospital Can Succeed—We Are Proving It
Lee Domanico, CEO of Marin General Hospital, explains the organization’s decision to remain independent, and the benefits that have accrued as a result.
Video: How Business Offices Can Transmit Medical Records More Securely
Lula Jensen, former director of product management for MRO, discusses steps business offices can take to make the transmission of medical records more secure and to lower the risk of a breach.
Strategic Financial Planning: Winter 2018
Subscribers can access the Winter 2018 issue of Strategic Financial Planning.
5 Potential Ethical Dilemmas for Healthcare Organization Lobbying
Healthcare leaders can use a decision-making model to identify possible ethical dilemmas at the intersection of health care and lobbying.
Feeding the Demand for Performance Management Information: Reports or Dashboards?
Access to actionable data presented in well-structured reports and dashboard formats optimizes decision-making.
Key CFO Considerations for Implementing Provider-Sponsored Health Plans
CFOs should consider patient volume, potential partners, and costs—which can be $15 million to $25 million to cover startup expenses—when entering into a payer-provider joint venture to build a provider-sponsored health plan.
Mystery Markups: Medical Supply and Drug Pricing Policies Vary Across Hospitals
Hospital markup policies that set prices for medical supplies and pharmaceuticals can vary significantly across the country, leading to large variances in drug and supply charges.
Healthcare Strategy in the Year of Uncertainty, Part II
C-suite leaders from market-leading healthcare organizations are expressing a renewed sense of optimism after months of legislative uncertainty.