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Coordinated care reduces hospitalizations
Aetna joint ventures reduced unnecessary hospitalizations by 7% in the first four months of 2018 as compared to CY17, according to Brigitte Nettesheim, president, North Central Region & Joint Ventures for Aetna. Nettesheim says the improvement in hospitalization rates is supported by coordinated care and direct contact with patients and their physicians. “As an example,…
Medication dashboard’s basic structure can be replicated, customized
The basic structure of PPMC's medication dashboard can be easily replicated by other hospitals and health systems.
AMN Healthcare: Innovator in Workforce Solutions
An innovative workforce solutions company details how its array of staff and technology options help healthcare organizations address workforce challenges and improve patient care quality and efficiency.
Pursuing a Proactive Denials Strategy Helps Resolve Denials and Prevent Recurrence
A look at how one company is partnering with healthcare organizations to use data and technology to address the root causes of long-standing problems, including denials.
Trend suggests the nation’s largest hospitals should prepare for declining available revenues
The nation's largest short-term acute care hospitals have recently seen a rise in allowances and discounts that will underscore the need for them to contain and reduce costs.
The first five phone calls to make when disaster strikes
Hospitals facing an imminent disaster should make five calls to ensure it is fully prepared for the event's impact.
How Texas Children’s Hospital’s patient-access initiative enhanced revenue opportunities
For Texas Children's Hospital, a key to capitalizing on patient revenue opportunities identified by its patient access initiative was to reduce losses that arose from out-of-network insurers.
Shoring up for the next event | HMFA
Two leaders from hospitals that suffered losses from natural disasters share the steps they took to avert similar losses in the future.
Why runaway drug prices are adding to hospitals’ financial woes
Rising pharmaceutical prices threaten the operation margins of hospitals and health systems.
Recommendations for improving utilization review and denial management to reduce LOS
The utilization review and denials management functions play an important role at each transition phase in the acute care process in helping hospitals reduce patients' length of stay in acute care.