Healthcare Cost Containment: February 2017

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Financial Planning

Augusta University Health System Leverages Decision Support for Costing and Planning

By Laura Ramos Hegwer

By integrating case cost data with financial data in their decision support system, the health system can now gain a clear picture of the true cost of a single patient case.

Web extra: Direct Cost Dashboard

Business Intelligence

Three Rivers Health Uses Analytics to Accomplish Financial Turnaround

By Kelley Smith and James Staska

A rural Michigan hospital regained its financial footing after integrating disparate financial systems into one platform and leveraging new analytics tools to lead process improvement efforts.

Physician Engagement

How DCH Health System Tackled Clinical Variation to Reduce Costs

By Lorraine Yehlen and Nancy Lakier

By engaging clinicians in efforts to reduce clinical variation, one regional health system has transformed the way finance leaders and physicians work together.

Reducing Utilization

NYU Langone Medical Center Achieves Cost Reductions Through Rehab Fine-Tuning

By Robert Fojut

Early mobilization and other strategies cut length of stay, acute rehab utilization, and post-acute costs. The medical center’s ICU project alone yields $1.5 million in savings.

Decision Support

Combining Data Across Care Sites, Specialties, and Provider Types for More Complete Cost Accounting

By Dan Seargeant

From our sponsor Kaufman, Hall & Associates

Adding professional services data to department-level costs can help hospital leaders understand all relevant costs in an increasingly value-focused environment.

Patient Engagement

A Strategy to Reduce Costly COPD Readmission Penalties

By Brian Tiep and Brian Carlin

Teaching patients to manage COPD as a chronic disease—rather than an acute condition—can help reduce costly hospitalizations from flare-ups.

Infographic

Reducing Hospital-Acquired Conditions Saved $28B in 5 Years

Government estimates show a 21 percent decrease in hospital-acquired conditions during a five-year period.