A Facilities Reinvestment Schedule Prevents Surprises, Creates Savings Opportunities
Having a disciplined, long-term reinvestment schedule is one way many healthcare organizations keep their facilities in top shape, maximize energy savings, and prevent catastrophic systems failures resulting from inadequate maintenance.
Hospital COPD Bundle Curbs Costly Readmissions
University of Cincinnati Medical Center used improvement science to develop and implement a ‘COPD care bundle’ for COPD patients who are often readmitted due to care-delivery failures.
How Cleveland Clinic Saved Millions Through Smarter Energy Use
The Office for a Healthy Environment at Cleveland Clinic has launched several initiatives to manage its heating, ventilation, and air conditioning costs, which can drain the energy budget. For example, using setbacks to lower the thermostat just two degrees saves $600,000 a year.
Sidebar: Protocol for Online Provider Reviews
At University of Utah Health, ratings are posted for providers for whom 30 patient satisfaction surveys have been returned in the past
Organizations See Benefits of Posting Patient-Generated Physician Ratings
Leading provider organizations are posting their own physician-specific ratings and reviews online, confident that the information is more accurate, more meaningful—and more positive—than that posted by independent review companies.
HFMA Executive Survey: Value-Based Payment Readiness
HFMA researchers surveyed 117 senior financial executives about their organization’s value-based payment readiness in September 2017.
Coding Root Operations in ICD-10 Reiterate the Basics
How can coding managers help their coding professionals master root operations in ICD-10-PCS?
What Anthem’s Imaging Policy Means for Hospitals
Hospitals that own outpatient imaging departments should not ignore the significance of Anthem’s new imaging site-of-care policy.
Improved Patient Payments Allow Health System to Reinvest in Growth
In less than a year, Hackensack Meridian Health’s patient loan program has helped patients cover almost $3.5 million in medical costs, cut bad debt from patient pay in half, and achieved an ROI of 380 percent.
Appealing Medicare Denials in an Age of Reform
New reforms are giving providers more options for appealing Medicare claims denials, yet early preparation of appeals is essential.