Business Intelligence

Alpha Health: Using machine learning to create fully autonomous revenue cycle operations

A revenue cycle technology company talks about how machine learning and other modern automation techniques can help healthcare organizations increase revenue, boost productivity and be more agile in the face of unexpected business volatility.

HFMA March 23, 2021

Hospitals try to apply lessons learned during the COVID-19 response

Hospitals are looking to apply lessons and innovations learned from their response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Rich Daly December 10, 2020

How investment in AI for healthcare organizations has changed due to the pandemic

A business focused on artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare explains how COVID-19 has raised the bar in the utilization of AI and dives into the value of its use to be successful in a post-COVID future.

HFMA October 2, 2020

Innovating for Minimally Invasive Care

While looking ahead to a post-COVID world, a global technology company focused on minimally invasive care developed a surgical system equipped with data analytics capabilities that can provide organizations with insights to refine robotic-assisted surgery programs.

HFMA October 1, 2020

Roll with The Changes

An article that discusses the value of timely, automated business analytics in navigating the financial and operational challenges brought on by the public health crisis.

HFMA August 31, 2020

Rolling with the changes: Healthcare providers need transparent, powerful business intelligence to meet pandemic-induced challenges

Les Rescorl of Sixth Sense Intelligence discusses the need for healthcare providers to have timely, automated, value-added business analytics to be able to succeed in the post-COVID-19 world of healthcare.

HFMA August 31, 2020

New data analytics hold the key to promoting consumerism in healthcare

Panelists at HFMA’s Digital Annual Conference in August explored how recent advances in data analytics are helping to improve the patient experience of care and advance consumerism in healthcare.

Eric C. Reese, PhD August 13, 2020

Why a more modern cost accounting approach in healthcare is needed post-COVID-19

A recent survey by HFMA and Strata Decision Technology found that, although 85% of health systems and 57% of hospitals and medical centers havecost accounting systems, most are not fully adept in using cost data to reduce total cost of care.

Jeni Williams April 29, 2020

Care management and reduced LOS: How hospital leaders can connect the dots

Emerging care management approaches are focused on coordinating each step in a patient’s care journey, from tracking status at admission to coordinating with community-based providers after patients are discharged.

Lance Robinson March 16, 2020

Why reining in wasteful healthcare spending requires more than just reducing costs

To rein in expenses and improve margins, finance leaders must dive into drivers of waste and low profitability.

Kermit S. Randa February 17, 2020
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