How hospital quality executives are pitching value-based payment to CFOs
Healthcare quality-improvement executives see ways in which an emphasis on value can improve some hospitals’ finances.
Who’s afraid of the federal debt?
A review of the possible implications for alternative payment models and provider payment rates in the wake of the national debt cresting at $1 trillion with a possible recession looming.
How has price transparency impacted the hospital industry?
A recent survey of healthcare organizations on price transparency indicates posting prices online has had little positive or negative impact on most hospitals.
Social determinants of health: Pushing the boundaries of healthcare
Addressing the social determinants of health is vital to improving health outcomes, but meaningful improvement requires new levels of collaboration.
Analysis: Investment income may not be enough for not-for-profit hospitals as federal reductions in payments continue
A review of why not-for-profit hospitals’ reliance on investment income may not be enough in the face of continued reductions in federal payments to hospitals over the next 10 years.
Analysis: Walmart’s Centers of Excellence program goes local
Walmart’s use of Embold Health to provide its employees with access to high-quality, cost-efficient providers has the potential for broader impact.
Analysis: Amazon acquires care navigator to integrate into virtual care solution
A review of how Amazon will monetize what it learns from managing populations now that they have own their own virtual care navigator.
Analysis: Why it behooves hospitals to re-evaluate medical accounts receivable process | HFMA
As negative press about patient billing shows no sign of slowing down, hospitals and health systems should re-evaluate the way they engage patients to resolve medical accounts receivable.
Administrative prior authorization requirements increasingly used to steer patients to lower-cost settings
Hospital finances could be significantly impacted by UnitedHealthcare’s expansion of site-of-service prior authorization requirements going into effect Nov. 1.
Healthcare reform moves to the states: Strategies to increase access and control costs
An increasing number of states are looking to improve access and reduce costs by funneling innovations, such as a public option or reinsurance program, through Medicaid.