hfm Magazine: March 2017
hfm Magazine: March 2017
Revenue Cycle Strategist: March 2017 Issue
Subscribers can view the March 2017 issue of Revenue Cycle Strategist.
Assessing the Impact of Medicaid Expansion
Medicaid expansion reduced the amount of hospital charity care in participating states, while charity care remained almost unchanged in non-participating states during the same time period.
Coding for Conscious Sedation
How has coding for moderate sedation and conscious sedation changed?
Cultivating Homegrown Inpatient Auditors
Building a team of internal inpatient auditors empowers revenue cycle leaders to proactively validate coding, determine regulatory compliance, and analyze clinical documentation. The best place to find qualified auditors is to train your own coders for the job.
Registration Academy Improves Performance
St. Joseph Health’s homegrown training program reduced the average training time for new hires by 25 percent and decreased training costs per trainee by $1,400.
How to Take Command of Your Personal Brand
There is power in personal branding, says Deb Miller, chief marketing officer at Elevate Marketing Group. She walks you through steps you can take to distill your personal brand and use it to advance your career.
Ascension Health President and COO Makes Career Out of Coordinating Care With Efficiency
For Patricia Maryland, DrPH, president of healthcare operations and COO for Ascension Health, efficiency in caregiving was an early necessity that turned into a lifelong career path. Her story illustrates how to live your personal brand.
First Female CEO to Lead a Venture-Capital-Backed Startup to IPO Shares Secret of her Success
Fifteen years ago, at age 40, Therese Tucker founded the accounting software company Blackline. Despite a rough and winding road to success, she didn't give up her dream, using grit and an entrepreneurial spirit to fuel her journey.
Building a Value Model for Population Health Management
A data-driven “value model” can help healthcare organizations plan the scale and pace of investments into population health management in preparation for value-based contracting.