Health Plan-Provider Insurance Partnerships Pick Up Speed
June 11—The year of the crossover healthcare deal shows no signs of slowing down with the release of new figures that point to a record number of new health insurer-provider sponsored insurance products in 2018.
Service Line Analytics: Sound Decision-Making Starts with Reliable Data
Healthcare organizations are recognizing that incorporating service line analytics into strategic activities enables better understanding of each area’s financial and operational impacts. In addition, service line analytics signal when real-time improvements are needed and drive more informed decision-making.
Innovating to Care for High-Need, High-Cost Patients
Providers and health plans need to broaden their views to find and implement approaches that deliver greater value to the patient while ensuring the financial sustainability of the system.
Purchased Services Contracting Do’s and Don’ts
Carefully worded language in purchased service contracts can help healthcare organizations enjoy good relationships with business partners.
The Trump Administration’s Approach to Value
Ever since HHS Secretary Alex Azar announced that one of his priorities for the U.S. healthcare system would be to accelerate the shift to value-based care, industry stakeholders have awaited insight into how he would turn that priority into to policy action.
Teaching Hospitals Boost Community Spending: Study
June 4—Teaching hospitals are seeing a decrease in charity spending decrease while increasing their spending in community health promotion, according to new research.
Healthcare Innovation in an Age of Contradictions
Trends in four key areas—consolidation, value-based care, Big Data, and generational differences—are disrupting the U.S. healthcare system and promoting innovation, according to surveyed healthcare executives.
Hospitals Must Act to Avoid Being Cut Out of the Ambulatory Care Marketplace
Mark Dubow and Scott Stuecher describe the threat to health systems from disrupters outside the healthcare industry.
VA Bill to Ease Veterans’ Use of Private Care
May 30—Following years of complaints from hospitals and other providers, Congress recently revamped the Veterans Affairs (VA) Department’s use of outside providers.
The Five C’s of Innovation
A recent HFMA study of healthcare organizations in nine markets considered the factors involved in organizational change.