Lola Butcher

House calls for frail, elderly patients have not gained traction under fee for service but could be a vital component of value-based care.

The NexusACO health plan incentivizes patients to use top-performing physicians.

Leading gastroenterologists are adapting the patient-centered medical home model to treat patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

Emergency physicians use an order in the electronic health record system to request financial counseling for patients who express concern about the cost of emergency care.

Although joint replacement surgeries will increasingly be performed as outpatient procedures, inpatient volumes are expected to hold steady.

Using a Lean design process, Lee Health created a life-size mock-up of clinical and administrative facilities to optimize patient flow and staff flow before drawing the designs for a new outpatient facility.

More organizations are launching virtual visits for outpatient care as a means of lowering the cost of delivering care, improving patient outcomes, and boosting physician satisfaction with their jobs.

Four Milwaukee-area health systems are working together to complete federally mandated community needs assessments more efficiently. They partner with 18 local health departments to collect and analyze data that informs their local health improvement strategies.

New patient statements and a web portal helped Cone Health increase patient cash collection by nearly $13 million during a two-year period.

Yale New Haven Hospital asks specific housing-related questions to determine whether patients are homeless.