Moving Toward a Revenue Ecosystem
To maximize results, healthcare finance leaders should establish an integrated view of the organization’s entire revenue ecosystem, aligning across organizational strategy, payer contracting, clinical operations, and revenue cycle drivers.
Hospice Programs Save Costs, Reduce Readmissions
Applying hospice home based skills to hospital care and strategic planning may reduce patient stays.“There are many lessons hospitals can learn from hospice providers,” says John Mastrojohn III, executive vice president and COO of the National Hospice and Palliative Care
Critical Drivers of Payment Differentials
Increases in hospital payment have not kept pace with general inflation. Healthcare leaders can isolate areas that help maintain or improve current performance.
Is There a Business Case for Readmission Reduction Efforts?
An analysis found that hospital readmission reduction programs inconsistently provide net savings to health systems. The average net savings per heart failure patient was $972, but the study found a $169 net loss per patient among general populations.
Addressing ICU Overuse
Treating patients in the ICU who cannot benefit from that level of care may reduce positive patient outcomes and satisfaction, as well as introduce unnecessary costs.
Reducing Patient Harm Cases Helped N.J. Hospitals Save $641M
The New Jersey Hospital Association coordinated learning collaboratives to help hospitals share their best practices for reducing patient harm while saving millions in unnecessary costs.
Gamification: A New Tool for Improving the Performance of Healthcare Organizations
Through gamification, healthcare organizations can engage staff in performance improvement efforts by offering them nonmonetary incentives to pursue these efforts in the spirit of a game.
Financial Leaders Are Key Collaborators in Patient Access Restructuring
Finance leaders provide critical information and expertise in healthcare organizations that are looking to improve patient access.
Driving Innovation and Business Value in Healthcare with Big Data
Tim Spaeth discusses the importance of high-quality data in healthcare innovation.
Health System Develops Productivity and Quality Standards for Remote Employees
Texas Health Resources revenue cycle leaders measure productivity for remote workers by evaluating the daily number of accounts employees secure for insurance authorizations and pre-registrations.