The Healthcare Finance Fellowship: Benefits for the Organization and the Young Professional
Three professionals with experience in the Massachusetts General Physicians Organization’s Finance Fellowship program explain how the program works and why it is so important.
Not Just Smarter Payment, Better Health Care
Jeb Dunkelberger describes how Highmark Health uses its experience as an integrated care delivery and finance system to advance strategies that improve the value of health care.
Why the Election Results Matter For 340B Hospitals
Ted Slafsky provides an insider’s perspective on where the 340B drug discount program is headed after the consequential midterm elections.
Closing the Gaps in Health Technology
Kent Ritter describes how technology can help provide a better patient experience.
4 Smart Strategies for EHR-Enabled Innovation
Nicki Anderson explains the necessity for, and benefits of, providing clinical decision support resources within the EHR.
The Compounding Effect of Patient Satisfaction
Alan Nalle describes how to maximize a patient’s lifetime value through a better payment experience.
Taking on Risk? Top Ways to Leverage Strategic Partnerships for Integrated Care
Jim Wieland discusses the steps a practice took, and the lessons it learned, as it formed the nation’s first cardiology accountable care organization.
Telepsychiatry: Improving the Provider Distribution Model
Geoffrey Boyce explains how using technology can address both behavioral health workforce shortages and geographical challenges as the need for greater availability of behavioral health services grows.
Comprehensive Compliance-Focused Processes for Physician Arrangements
Karin Chernoff Kaplan reviews the basics—and the importance—of establishing consistent processes for setting up and managing physician compensation agreements and thresholds that avoid regulatory problems.
Confronting the Physician Shortage Head-On: A Health Plan Takes Action
John Baackes, CEO of L.A. Care Health Plan, describes a long-term initiative to ensure a strong physician pipeline is available to serve the healthcare safety net in the market.