For healthcare analytics, systems and culture breed success
Research conducted by HFMA and sponsored by EPSi shows that healthcare organizations are still grappling with technological and cultural issues as they attempt to implement effective analytics programs.
Retailers partnering with healthcare companies to expand access
A review of newly announced partnerships between Walgreens and United Healthcare and Kroger and Ascension.
Cup of Joe: Paul Keckley, The Keckley Report
Paul Keckley, researcher, author and managing editor of the Keckley Report, talks with Joe Fifer about social determinants of health and better relationships between clinical and finance.
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.
5 areas where hospitals can improve both financial performance and patient care
Data Trends: CMS data in the Medicare Provider Analysis and Review file indicates U.S. hospitals' average loss per admission increased 5% from 2016 to 2018.
If CINs could talk, what would they tell hospitals?
Integration: Clinically integrated networks (CINs) require increased attention if they are to fulfill their full potential for delivering good, cost-effective care.
How health systems can adapt their approach to credit management and debt capacity to marketplace changes
Capital Finance: The healthcare market is evolving rapidly. Health systems’ approach to credit management and debt capacity must adapt accordingly.
New Briefs, December 2019
Recent news stories affecting healthcare finance
Taking the sting out of patient bill payment
An innovative technology startup talks about its free, user-friendly bill payment app and how it can help healthcare organizations provide a simpler way for patients to pay.
Pursuing innovation in the revenue cycle to transform operations
A roundtable of healthcare revenue cycle leaders discusses the importance of embracing innovation, including new and emerging technologies, to combat shrinking margins and navigate new payment models and the ever-changing regulatory environment.