New Models Redefine Primary Care
CPC+ is among the advanced primary care initiatives that encourage providers to enhance their approach to health care in a way that boosts quality and patient engagement.
Trending Solutions for Rising Drug Prices
Understanding the efficacy of high-cost drug across large patient populations will help providers, payers, and pharmaceutical companies to understand the value of certain drugs and offer patients their life-saving value.
Ask the Experts: Revenue Cycle Metrics
Do you have data on top decile and 50th percentile performance for revenue cycle metrics?
Don’t Triage Transformation
Charleston Area Medical Center Health System and Texas Health Resources are two of the most process-literate health systems in the country today, having dramatically redesigned their leadership and operations to prepare for value and improved performance over several years.
Managing the Ethical Aspects of MACRA
Value is the key driver and organizing principle of MACRA and MIPS. Therefore, it is critical to define value from the view of different healthcare stakeholders.
How a Ride-Sharing Program Drives Better Patient Experiences
CareMore’s Scott Rinefort describes a ride-sharing partnership that has boosted patient satisfaction with the organization’s nonemergency medical transportation services.
The Hospital’s Expanding Authority over Authorizations: The Good, the Bad and the Reality
Heather Kawamoto underscores the need for hospitals to improve on the slow manual process of requesting authorizations as they take on this responsibility.
Reducing Hospital Acquired Conditions Saved $28B in 5 Years
Government estimates show a 21 percent decrease in hospital-acquired conditions during a five-year period.
A Strategy to Reduce Costly COPD Readmission Penalties
Teaching patients to manage COPD as a chronic disease—rather than an acute condition—can help reduce costly hospitalizations from flare-ups.
Combining Data Across Care Sites Specialties and Provider Types for More Complete Cost Accounting
Adding professional services data to department-level costs can help hospital leaders understand all relevant costs in an increasingly value-focused environment.