Taking a Holistic View of Procure-to-Pay
An in-depth look at how one company is enabling more efficient procure-to-pay processes to streamline healthcare organizations’ financial operations.
Hospitals Lead Healthcare Price Growth Plunge
Nov. 19—An unusual slump in hospital price increases—especially among commercial health plans—has pulled down overall healthcare price increases, according to a recent analysis.
Succession Planning as a Strategic Initiative
Hospitals and health systems can groom future leaders using methods such as analytics, performance evaluations, and formal development programs.
Primary Care Clinic Increases Access Without More Providers
Saint Louis University General Internal Medicine primary care clinic reduced patient call and appointment wait times and added an average of 218 appointments per month after implementing an automated phone system and outsourcing scheduling.
Number of Top-Scoring Hospitals in Patient Safety Increases
Nov. 12—The share of hospitals earning the highest patient safety grades increased in the latest scorecard from a national organization.
Transforming Patient Access and Engagement
St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital overcame patient access challenges with more than a technological fix. The hospital necessitated a culture change and put a high priority on data capture and analysis of previously unmeasured KPIs.
Taking on Risk? Top Ways to Leverage Strategic Partnerships for Integrated Care
Jim Wieland discusses the steps a practice took, and the lessons it learned, as it formed the nation’s first cardiology accountable care organization.
A New Approach to Curtailing Pharmacy Costs
In an effort to improve the availability and value of treatments that are available to patients, major health systems have banded together to form a new company that will produce generic drugs.
Sidebar: Additional Strategies for Managing the Drug Cost Problem
In an effort to improve the availability and value of treatments that are available to patients, major health systems have banded together to form a new company that will produce generic drugs.
Preventing Readmissions with a Personal Touch
An in-depth look at how one organization is preventing chronic care readmissions through in-home monitoring, patient education, and counseling.