Investment Areas for a Digital Future
Healthcare organizations are preparing for their industry’s digital future by investing in 13 key areas.
Case Study: Dignity Health
One health system self -funds all of its digital initiatives, and it has created a standalone office to interface with key partners on such initiatives.
SKU Optimization Initiatives Can Create Cost Savings in an Era of Value-Based Care
By assigning stock-keeping unit (SKU) information to equipment and supplies, hospitals can realize cost savings.
Improving CAH Medicare Part-A Payment Accuracy Using Bluetooth-based RTLS
A real-time location system (RTLS) provide critical access hospitals with an effective means for accurately tracking physician availability time for delivering emergency department services, thereby potentially increasing Medicare payments.
A CFO’s Guide to AI Strategy
As artificial intelligence is growing in popularity in the healthcare industry, hospitals and health systems are beginning to realize significant ROI from the technology.
Financing a Digital Transformation
To keep pace with the rapid proliferation of digital technologies in health care, healthcare organizations must develop a framework for identifying the best funding source for each element in their digital strategies.
HIPAA IT Predictions for 2019
Moazzam Adnan Raja describes new opportunities and challenges in health IT.
Thoughtful Assessment: A Critical Gap in Business Intelligence
Internal business intelligence is essential for healthcare decision making.
New Approaches and Technologies for Improving Cost Performance in Health Care
One health system tackled their readmissions problem by identifying reasons for overstays.
Mercy Saves Millions in the OR Through Standardization and Automation
Surgeons from Mercy’s 41 hospitals worked with perioperative directors to reduce costly physician preference items. The health system also used an inventory management system to improve charge capture and eliminate time-wasting manual processes. Overall, Mercy has cut its supply costs by $3.6 million in 12 months.