Karen Wagner

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Karen Wagner

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Critical access hospitals reap benefits of HFMA Enterprise Membership

HFMA’s Enterprise Membership program offers critical access hospitals vital tools and resources that their leaders and team members need to succeed in today’s ever-changing healthcare landscape.

Karen Wagner August 16, 2021

Creative partnerships bring relief from soaring drug prices

With drug costs emerging as a central concern for healthcare leaders, providers are trying to mitigate the problem through partnerships.

Karen Wagner August 2, 2019

A New Approach to Curtailing Pharmacy Costs

In an effort to improve the availability and value of treatments that are available to patients, major health systems have banded together to form a new company that will produce generic drugs.

Karen Wagner October 24, 2018

Sidebar: Additional Strategies for Managing the Drug Cost Problem

In an effort to improve the availability and value of treatments that are available to patients, major health systems have banded together to form a new company that will produce generic drugs.

Karen Wagner October 24, 2018

Speeding Up Innovation to Keep Pace With Evolving Demands

In adapting to new payment and care delivery models, healthcare organizations are finding that innovative approaches are more vital than ever. The first step is to identify and address barriers to innovation.

Karen Wagner May 23, 2018

Undoing Siloes to Improve the Patient Experience

A health system has improved the patient experience with a variety of new processes and protocols, including the introduction of a new patient access center and tutoring by physician coaches.

Karen Wagner March 19, 2018

The Impact of Accountable Care on the Revenue Cycle

Implementing value-based payment models requires changes to revenue cycle processes, including a greater focus on making sure claims reflect all services performed.

Karen Wagner February 20, 2018

On the (Bumpy) Road to Interoperability

Provider-to-provider interoperability is becoming more widespread, but some say true interoperability should entail secure, automatic data exchange among providers, health plans, and patients.

Karen Wagner November 21, 2017

Incorporating Value in Behavioral Health

Healthcare stakeholders increasingly are taking steps to improve behavioral health care with an eye toward lowering costs, improving care quality, and improving the health of populations.

Karen Wagner July 19, 2017

Preparing the Healthcare Workforce for Value

Healthcare leaders are taking various steps to ensure their workforces evolve to meet the demands of value-based care, but long-term solutions require collaboration across the spectrum of care.

Karen Wagner March 22, 2017