The value journey, disrupted
By placing consumers at the center of their business models, new competitors have redrawn the roadmap to value. Health systems that fail to realign themselves around consumer needs will find their journey to value not only disrupted but also headed down the wrong path.
Why re-evaluating past decisions can save health systems big money
Healthcare Innovation: A comprehensive look at past initiatives can help make way for true innovation.
Consumerism, Supply Chain Management and Provider-Sponsored Health Plans
Jim Higgins of Solutionreach shares his thoughts about consumerism in healthcare, and Kenny Scher from sponsor organization Nexera discusses supply chain management. Also: five lessons on starting a provider-sponsored health plan.
Control labor costs with a 7-pronged approach
Understanding future needs and eliminating non-value activities are two key components to reducing costs and building a quality workforce.
2 approaches illustrate best practices in digital patient engagement
Two health plans shared the ways they’ve improved digital engagement with both patients and providers.
Analysis: Yes Virginia (and Tennessee), controlling healthcare costs requires hard choicesc
A discussion about the challenges of achieving cost savings by rationalizing care delivery assets, post-merger.
Collaboration between the CFO and supply chain management is vital to achieving value-based care
The CFO and supply chain management can support value-based care by collaborating on issues such as implementing robust data analytics.
Wireless infant sensors present an opportunity for ROI in innovation
The process of vetting new technology for infants in the NICU shows the rigorous standards for implementing technology in healthcare.
UC Davis Health: Providing customized EHR training to help physicians
An academic medical center helps physicians with EHR use by deploying a team of technical trainers to clinic sites for several weeks at a time.
Revenue Cycle Strategist September 2019
HFMA's Revenue Cycle Strategist newsletter's September 2019 issue includes articles on price transparency, revenue cycle digital transformation, chargemaster, revenue integrity and rising patient out-of-pocket costs.