Success Factors for Getting High-Cost Drugs Approved
The University of Rochester Medical Center’s high-cost drug manager works to help patients get access to appropriate drugs and mitigates the financial risk associated with buying and administering them.
Human Trafficking: Hidden Problem, Hidden Costs
New ICD-10 codes allow for clinicians to document treatment of human trafficking victims, but legal considerations should be taken before doing so.
Collaborating With Your CEO
CEOs want CFOs who can think strategically, not just operationally. Today's CFOs should have an eye toward advancing clinical quality, patient satisfaction, employee engagement, and financial stability goals.
Health Systems Share ‘Pearls of Innovation’
A recent investor conference featured presentations by 27 tax-exempt health systems. Common threads include quality and safety and consumer focus.
Health Systems Present at Investor Conference
Investors, bankers, and rating agencies learned about the priorities of 27 health systems during a recent healthcare investor conference.
Understanding Pricing Trends in a Changing Environment
Pricing data can help providers make more informed strategic decisions and build better relationships with their patients.
A Push to Streamline Value-Based Payment
Value-based payment is ripe to repeat past fee-for-service problems—widespread slowdowns as each entity took different approaches to data collection and sharing and, as a result, hampering interactions. CAQH CORE is getting in front of these challenges now.
How to Get Involved in CAQH CORE’s Work
CAQH CORE currently is forming groups to work on healthcare data standardization. Healthcare finance professionals are a core constituent and CAQH welcomes their participation.
Preparing for Rising Patient Financial Responsibility
Average patient out-of-pocket healthcare costs increased 11 percent in 2017. Learn the strategies revenue cycle leaders can implement to address this growing concern.
Should utilization review report to patient care or revenue cycle?
Utilization review should work as part of a productive whole, alongside many other areas, says a former Cleveland Clinic finance executive. The function can report to finance, administration, operations, and even patient experience.