When Every Minute Counts: Helping Hospitals Address the Opioid Epidemic
Garth Graham, MD, describes the Aetna Foundation’s efforts to fund opioid treatment programs that are tailored to the characteristics of individual communities.
Understanding the Importance of Joint Venture Governing Documents on Fair Market Value
Karin Chernoff Kaplan discusses key questions for healthcare organizations considering partnerships.
Finding Common Ground in Health Care with a Divided Government
Ken Perez comments on the need for both parties in Congress to set aside partisan differences and find common ground in passing bipartisan legislation to solve key problems affecting the nation’s healthcare system.
HIPAA IT Predictions for 2019
Moazzam Adnan Raja describes new opportunities and challenges in health IT.
hfm Blog Archives: January-March 2019
Catch up on all of the hfm blog posts published between January and March 2019.
Strategies for Crafting Stop-Loss Contracts
Chris Williams explains how to craft stop-loss contracts for employee health plans.
5 Ways to Boost Billing Capabilities for Transitional Care Management
Samantha Sizemore shares tips for success in transitional care management.
Is 2019 the Beginning of the Post-Hospital Era?
John Johnston explains the importance of looking toward the future, today.
Achieving Care Integration Boosts Hospital’s Quality Metrics
Parrish Medical Center gained integrated certification by implementing a series of process improvements, starting with gaining physician buy-in and installing interdisciplinary teams.
Mobile Medication Management Improves Performance
G. Cameron Deemer reviews the benefits of mobile medication management and electronic prescribing, including fewer errors, cost savings, increased patient safety, and support of prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMP).