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You can succeed with new technology by committing to one guiding principle: simplicity

HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer says simplicity should be a guiding principle for success in an era of technological accelerations.

Joseph J. Fifer, FHFMA, CPA August 19, 2019

The role prescribing guidelines play in patient-monitoring

Research showed healthcare providers were able to reduce opioid misuse in their practices by 40% when they followed prescribing guidelines that included regular prescription drug monitoring program checks and toxicology testing.

HFMA August 12, 2019

Ways to reduce opioid misuse through patient monitoring

Tackling state and federal prescribing guidelines can improve healthcare providers documentation and administrative reporting and potentially reduce their liability for patient opioid misuse.

Scott LaNeve August 12, 2019

Avera Health facilitates dialogue to strengthen care delivery across the organization

Avera Health has managed to seamlessly integrate clinical and operational processes across its system by focusing on collaboration and enhanced communication.

Elizabeth Barker August 2, 2019

Special Report: Effective use of analytics can help healthcare organizations solve critical challenges

Advances in analytics are powering improvements in electronic health record utilization and clinical documentation improvement.

HFMA August 1, 2019

The price of precision medicine: 3 ways for health plans to manage genetic-testing costs

With spending on genetic testing expected to grow significantly, health plans can use three steps to get a handle on costs.

Emad Rizk, MD August 1, 2019

How ‘digital transformation’ will help, hurt hospital finances

Hospitals can expect new revenue opportunities, increased near-term costs and loss of revenue to new competitors due to expanding digital technologies in healthcare, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

Rich Daly July 29, 2019

Digitization of care plans boosts clinical decision making

Digitization of care plans can help healthcare providers create processes of care that focus on achieving high-value outcomes.

Douglas Ardoin, MD, MBA July 26, 2019

Comparative analytics: putting data to work

An effective comparative analytics platform requires four attributes: single sourced, structured, appropriate, and timely.

James W. Blake July 15, 2019

Shall we play a game?

Computer hackers have been around almost as long as computers themselves, but the risks to healthcare organizations are growing. On today's episode, we explore cybersecurity in hospitals and health systems--what information hackers want, what to do after a breach occurs, and how to avoid one in the first place.

Erika Grotto July 3, 2019
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