Quality and Cost Reporting

Engaging Physicians in Value-Based Compensation Models

The University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center model layers a 50/50 share of any incentive payments on top of a work RVU-based component to account for revenue that is still generated by the number of patients that providers see. 

Lisa A. Eramo January 16, 2019

Using Business Intelligence to Succeed in Value-Based Care

Gain buy in for value-based care by picking a few key areas to cost and monitor. A few easy wins builds momentum and confidence across a healthcare organization.

Laura Ramos Hegwer October 1, 2018

Prospective Health Assessments and Best Practices for Risk and Quality

PHAs provide member insight that helps health plans bolster care management, integrate financial and clinical information, and improve care quality.

Nilay Shah July 26, 2018

How Medicare Advantage, Medicaid Managed Care Plans Can Improve Quality Reporting

Integration of risk, quality, and care programs is among the steps that can help health plans in the government-sponsored healthcare space lower the burden of accurately documenting and reporting quality metrics.

Jay Baker April 24, 2018

12-Year Trend Shows Steady Rise in Acute Care Hospital Administrative and General Costs

An analysis of Medicare cost reports shows that U.S. Hospitals saw a gradual increase in their administrative and general costs from 2004 through 2016. 

William Shoemaker March 21, 2018

Healthcare Consumerism Requires Comparable Quality and Cost Data

Provider organizations and health plans can advance the use of cost and performance data to support consumerism, as collaboratives in Massachusetts and Minnesota are showing.

Lola Butcher February 20, 2018

Successfully Navigating the Surge in HEDIS Reviews

Greg Ford outlines three best practices insurance companies can follow as they prepare for HEDIS reviews.

Greg Ford January 4, 2018

Analyzing the Frequency of Changes Among Worksheets in Medicare’s HCRIS

A study ranked worksheets providers use in filing Medicare cost reports by the frequency with which they needed to be updated, highlighting some areas requiring special attention from individuals charged with completing the cost reports.

HFMA December 20, 2017

Healthcare Executives Dissatisfied with Cost Transformation Progress

A Kaufman Hall survey found that 75 percent of healthcare executive respondents rate their cost transformation success as average to below average.

Daniel Seargeant December 4, 2017

Cost Accounting Talent and Resources: The Missing Link to Support Cost Transformation

Cost accounting teams with the time and expertise to accurately and efficiently produce, interpret, and socialize data throughout hospitals and health systems is an investment with huge potential returns.

Daniel Seargeant, DrPH December 1, 2017
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