Lola Butcher
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Screening and Coding for Homelessness
Health systems are recognizing that homelessness is a root cause of high healthcare utilization, but most systems do not screen and code for homelessness. Revenue cycle, patient access, and coding staff can play a role to improve homeless patient outcomes and reduce avoidable utilization by screening for and documenting homelessness.
UnityPoint Health Ramps Up Value-Based Pay
UnityPoint Clinic is seeing benefits from its ongoing experiment with a value-based compensation structure for primary care physicians in its multispecialty medical group.
UnityPoint Health Ramps Up Value-Based Pay
UnityPoint Clinic is seeing benefits from its ongoing experiment with a value-based compensation structure for primary care physicians in its multispecialty medical group.
Geisinger Scraps Physician Pay-for-Performance
Geisinger Health System has decided to scrap physician compensation incentives based on performance measures and productivity, and instead pay straight salaries.
Geisinger Scraps Physician Pay-for-Performance
Geisinger Health System has decided to scrap physician compensation incentives based on performance measures and productivity, and instead pay straight salaries.
Using Human-Centered Design for Patient Statements
A design team used "human-centered design" to create an award-winning patient statement supported by online documentation.
Why Horizon BCBSNJ Likes Episode-of-Care Payments
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey’s episode-of-care program, believed to be the largest such program in the country, rewards physicians for successes but does not subject them to penalties. Horizon says that this arrangement creates better foundations for payer/provider relationships to move toward shared risk over time.
Providers Focus on Food Insecurity
Recognizing that food insecurity has a direct impact on health, provider organizations are launching initiatives to address hunger in their communities. When Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation (MCHC), a federally qualified health center in rural Kentucky, started sending
Direct Primary Care Gains Traction
Direct primary care is gaining a foothold in the healthcare industry because it promotes convenience for consumers and greater accountability among providers.
Why Health Plans Are Easing Preauthorization
In an attempt to build cooperative working relationships with physicians, some health plans are trying to reduce the burden of preauthorization.