The coronavirus and the healthcare supply chain: What hospitals need to know about N95 masks, drugs and devices
Hospitals should understand the potential supply chain disruption from the novel coronavirus and start taking steps to mitigate the impact.
HHS Secretary Azar urges healthcare providers to watch for patients who have traveled to China
As part of efforts to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, the Trump administration recommends that providers screen feverish patients for recent travel to China.
Hospitals and physician practices generally achieve ‘moderately effective’ use of cost data, according to a survey, which also identified more effective approaches
Although many healthcare organizations say they have achieved middling results in their cost accounting efforts, that could improve through widespread adoption of approaches identified as most effective.
How to Succeed in the BPCI-A Program: Transforming Care Across the Continuum
A strategy-focused article about the importance of robust care coordination and management for successful participation in alternative advanced payment models. Includes information from a recent meeting of HFMA’s Value-Based Healthcare Innovation Council (VBHIC).
Eliminating cost as a barrier to healthcare
An innovative financial services company talks about how it addresses patient payment pain points, offering patients interest-free payment arrangements without any fees and helping healthcare organizations improve self-pay collections without increasing domestic spend.
Hospital leaders have options to help their supply chains during the coronavirus pandemic
Hospitals may be feeling desperate as they scramble to address the COVID-19 pandemic, but supply chain managers and finance leaders can take several steps to mitigate shortages.
CMS modifies hospital inspection program amid coronavirus pandemic
State and federal inspections of hospitals will focus on locales where the CDC anticipates COVID-19 outbreaks.
Tips on how leaders should communicate during major change initiatives
During times of organizational change, leaders should recognize the importance of communication in ensuring the change gets implemented effectively.
BSW Health: ‘Women Leaders in Medicine’ program prevents burnout
Baylor Scott & White Health has implemented a program to provide support for women physicians with a goal of reducing burnout and preventing attrition.
Why a focus on margin management is critical in a consumer-centric healthcare market
Providers that remain focused on service-by-service approach to care delivery will find themselves out of step with today’s consumer-focused healthcare system.