Healthcare Finance Technology

How health plans can achieve next-level cost efficiencies using artificial intelligence and analytics

Health plans can transform their cost structures by implementing predictive analytics and artificial-intelligence processes.

Emad Rizk, MD May 15, 2019

How healthcare organizations can advance beyond common analytics traps

One health system has developed a robust analytics platform while avoiding obstacles that commonly trip up organizations seeking to make optimal use of data.

Nick Hut May 15, 2019

How data provides vital insight into the social determinants of health

Analytics programs that identify patients with social determinants of health can have clinical as well as financial benefits for healthcare providers.

Laura Ramos Hegwer May 15, 2019

Digital Initiative at Meadows Health Improves Patient Communication and Reduces Errors

Use of patient engagement technology, such as check-in kiosks can streamline the registration process, improve patient satisfaction, and increase revenue.

Mike Hagan May 14, 2019

4 strategies for improved Medicare Advantage plan performance

Positive operating margins in the Medicare Advantage segment require a shift toward more effectively managing Medicare populations by recognizing their unique needs and characteristics.

Tej Shah May 14, 2019

Five Tactics to Boost Clinical-Financial Alignment Toward EHR Data Efficiency

Dan O’Connor offers five tactics to help optimize technology investments to meet the evolving expectations of both end-users and patients.

Dan O’Connor May 7, 2019

Hospitals Warn Senate About Proposed Data-Blocking Rules

Proposed rules implementing a recent law aimed, in part, at stopping data blocking could carry a range of unintended consequences for hospitals, the Senate heard this week.

Rich Daly May 6, 2019

Avoiding Costly Gaps Amid System Conversion

Experienced hospital executives know that amid the various pressures system conversions entail, attention should be paid to A/R strategies. In worst-case scenarios, careless legacy strategies can lead to costly A/R backlogs and related claims denials, all leading to disruptions in performance and worse—a hit on cash reserves.

Robert Cato March 5, 2019

Increasing Patient Financial Engagement with a Revenue Cycle Management Overhaul

Atrium Health saw a 52 percent increase in new patient-payment-plan accounts and flexible patient payment plan opt-ins after it reevaluated its entire financial strategy and restructured its financial flow, all in the middle of its RCM system installation.  

Steve Burr March 5, 2019

Meadows Health Digital Initiative Improves Patient Communication and Reduces Errors

Meadows Health patient engagement technology has had a positive impact on the registration process, patient satisfaction, and revenue.

Mike Hagan March 5, 2019
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