How healthcare leaders can look beyond election years and business cycles to what really matters
Healthcare leaders should look beyond political and business cycles and focus on the issues that require their attention in 2020, says HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer.
Strategic Financial Planning Winter 2020 Issue
Read the following articles featured in the Winter 2020 issue of Strategic Financial Planning newsletter. Download a PDF of the issue. Innovation and disruption Innovation in hospitals can “turbocharge” advances Ed Avis Once healthcare leaders learn innovation processes and understand the tools used by peers, they can apply innovation anywhere in your organizations. Contracting How to use…
Physician pay increased but productivity remained stagnant in 2018
Medical specialties saw an increase of 1.9% in median wRVU production over last year’s survey.
Innovation in hospitals can ‘turbocharge’ advances
Once you learn innovation processes, and the tools used by peers, you can apply innovation anywhere in your organization.
How texting taps into better patient communications and savings opportunities
The almost universal use of cell phones opens up the convenience and benefits of texting as a means of patient communication.
Analysis: ChenMed moves into new territory
ChenMed’s entrance into new markets will likely have an impact on ambulatory-sensitive ED visits and admissions for underserved Medicare Advantage patients.
Earning patient loyalty in the era of healthcare consumerism
Fostering patient loyalty can drive growth and revenue in a healthcare organization.
Retailers partnering with healthcare companies to expand access
A review of newly announced partnerships between Walgreens and United Healthcare and Kroger and Ascension.
Analysis: Taking healthcare to the street is effective for patients and reduces healthcare costs
Healthcare can be more medically effective and cost effective by removing barriers, establishing relationships and engaging patients with interventions that begin where the patient is, including living on the streets.
The price of innovation: 3 steps for managing specialty drug costs
Health plans can help control the cost of specialty drugs by communicating with providers about appropriate treatments, integrating coordination of pharmacy and medical benefits and implementing fixed-price models.