A Facilities Reinvestment Schedule Prevents Surprises, Creates Savings Opportunities
Having a disciplined, long-term reinvestment schedule is one way many healthcare organizations keep their facilities in top shape, maximize energy savings, and prevent catastrophic systems failures resulting from inadequate maintenance.
Sidebar: Protocol for Online Provider Reviews
At University of Utah Health, ratings are posted for providers for whom 30 patient satisfaction surveys have been returned in the past
Organizations See Benefits of Posting Patient-Generated Physician Ratings
Leading provider organizations are posting their own physician-specific ratings and reviews online, confident that the information is more accurate, more meaningful—and more positive—than that posted by independent review companies.
Mobile Health Strategies for Patients
An efficient, affordable mobile health solution built by a health system in the Midwest is providing a model for other providers pursuing similar projects.
A Look at the Trump Administration’s Approach to HIT
In 2018, the Trump administration is likely to promote interoperability and consumer-directed data exchange and place increased emphasis how the private sector can help to advance the implementation of health information technology.
From Disparate Data to Informed Strategies: Using Technology to Transform Quality, Costs, and the Patient Experience
Using data aggregated from disparate sources, hospitals and health systems that can apply data analytics to assess clinical and financial performance and develop strategies that help the ensure their organizations’ long-term success.
The Promise—and Pitfalls—of Integrating Corporate Services
John Johnston explains how a more thoughtful approach to consolidation can help health systems increase cost efficiency post-merger.
Video: GASB and FASB Updates
Brian Conner, partner for Moss Adams LLP, takes an in-depth look at GASB, FASB, and other accounting updates in health care.
Variations in Healthcare Prices
HFMA President and CEO Joseph J. Fifer, FHFMA, CPA, discusses what consumers know and don't know about variations in healthcare prices.
Simplee CEO Absolutely Critical to Optimize the Patient Financial Experience
In the following Q&A, Tomer Shoval, founder and CEO of Simplee, explains why discussions like those that took place at the Healthcare Consumerism Symposium should be happening at all provider organizations. In what ways is the patient experience becoming an