Innovation and Disruption

Healthcare News of Note: Providers should continue forward movement on improving digital patient access, survey suggests

Healthcare News of Note for healthcare finance professionals is a roundup of recent news articles: Expectations for convenient access to care in the pandemic era, a look at ICU bed use across the U.S., and the cost of hospitalizations among unvaccinated adults.

Deborah Filipek September 3, 2021

Want to foster innovation in healthcare? Give it a foster home

There is a way for healthcare organizations to mitigate the risk, while still enjoying the benefits, of a successful innovation. Instead of developing innovative projects on their own, they may find fostering innovation in others brings rewards that make it worthwhile.

Jeff Helton,  PHD, FHFMA, CMA, CFE August 26, 2021

Why rekindling the romance in medicine could spur innovation

Romance in medicine refers to the passion reflected in the wonder and optimism with which healthcare’s great visionaries in healthcare explored the mysteries beyond human understanding in their times. It is an important quality that should be cultivated in our time.

Martin Bluth August 26, 2021

Healthcare AI experts discuss the need to improve data accessibility and validation

Healthcare organizations can improve the impact of AI applications by making proprietary data more widely available, according to insights shared during a workshop on using AI to advance health equity.

Nick Hut August 25, 2021

Hospitals Eyeing Outside Partnerships to Counter Disruptors, Leaders Say

Hospital leaders say they no longer are “trying to do a little bit of everything.” Instead, they aim to specialize in some activities while finding outside partners that perform better in other areas.

Rich Daly August 19, 2021

April 13-17: CMS webinars are among a slew of online-only events in healthcare finance

A complete listing of healthcare finance-related hearings, conferences, webinars, public forums and deadlines for the week of April 13.

Rich Daly August 19, 2021

Local health providers will compete with Cleveland Clinic/American Well’s telehealth service in the near future

A discussion about what local healthcare providers can expect as more telehealth services like Cleveland Clinic’s The Clinic become available and how an upcoming HFMA consumer-centric measuring tool will help providers compete.

Chad Mulvany, FHFMA August 17, 2021

May 11-15: CMS webinars are among a slew of online-only events in healthcare finance

A complete listing of healthcare finance-related hearings, conferences, webinars, public forums and deadlines for the week of May 11.

Rich Daly August 17, 2021

Feb. 24-28: Annual CMS quality meeting is among upcoming healthcare finance events

A complete listing of healthcare finance-related hearings, conferences, webinars, public forums and deadlines for the week of Feb. 24.

Rich Daly August 17, 2021

May 18-22: Virtual summit on state of the healthcare ecosystem post-coronavirus is among a slew of online-only events in healthcare finance

A complete listing of healthcare finance-related hearings, conferences, webinars, public forums and deadlines for the week of May 18.

Rich Daly August 17, 2021
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