Cost of Care

Healthcare Cost Containment: December 2016

June 1, 2017 3:47 pm

Healthcare Cost Containment subscribers can access the individual articles and web exclusives listed below.

Performance Improvement

Children’s Hospital Uses EHR to Save $6 for Every $1 Invested

By Laura Ramos Hegwer

Nationwide Children’s Hospital piloted a continuous improvement program that reduced total inpatient days, admissions, and emergency department visits. A major success factor was the capture of specific data with every patient encounter, creating systematic opportunities to improve patient outcomes and deliver care more efficiently.

Value-Based Payment

UAB’s Patient Navigation Program Saves $19 Million Annually

By Laura Ramos Hegwer

UAB Health System used a novel care model to reduce hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and intensive care stays for patients with complex cancers.

Web Extra: Patient Navigator Role Description

Process Improvement

Getting Lean

By Shawky Haddad

Piedmont Healthcare used a Lean Six Sigma process to reduce duplicative revenue cycle processes by 60 percent.

Quality Improvement

Managing the Cost of Quality

By Dan Seargeant and Jennie Dulac

From our sponsor Kaufman, Hall & Associates

Healthcare leaders need to provide relevant stakeholders organizationwide with transparency into quality-related costs to drive performance improvement progress. The right tools and processes make the needed visibility possible.

Implant Costs

Using New Distribution Models to Prepare for Bundled Payment Models

By Janie Gentry Bates

Hospitals that want to reduce costs as part of their bundled payment strategy should consider sales representative relationship changes.

Information Technology

What Finance Leaders Should Know About Cybersecurity Risks

By Laura Ramos Hegwer

IT security breaches can be costly: The average cost of a breached medical record is $158. Fortunately, finance leaders can help IT security teams protect against these unforeseen costs.

Infographic

Availability of Dental Insurance Can Reduce Hospital Costs

Average patient hospital costs rose by 20 percent for Medicaid patients after their dental coverage was trimmed to cover only emergency care. 

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