Understanding the Problem of Claim Processing Waste
Even small improvements in connectivity and transparency could save a few dollars per healthcare claim, which adds up very quickly.
Prioritizing Accounts Helps Sanford Health Lift Patient Payments by $2.1M
Scoring and segmenting patients according to their propensity to pay, combined with using an automated dialer, can significantly improve the productivity of patient account teams.
Cost: The Biggest Barrier to Precision Medicine
Joel Diamond explores the cost barriers of genetic testing to precision medicine.
Applying Cost Accounting to Hospital Print for Optimal Value
Sean Hughes explains how a more efficient approach to printing can contribute to value initiatives.
EY Leader: Executive Experience Session Showcases Potential for Collaboration
Executive Experience attendees at HFMA’s ANI 2017 provided input on four vital issues that need to be addressed when seeking to establish value-based partnerships.
Attendee Feedback: How to Develop Value-Based Partnerships
Executive Experience attendees at HFMA’s ANI 2017 provided input on four vital issues that need to be addressed when seeking to establish value-based partnerships.
Rethinking Health Care’s Triple Aim
Achieving health care’s Triple Aim has proved elusive, but it may be yet be achievable through a process of engaging rising-risk patients in their own care through daily self-reporting.
Using Physician Assistants Can Save Costs
Healthcare executives responding to a recent survey overwhelming agree that transforming costs is a “significant” or “very significant” need, but more than 50 percent have no cost reduction targets for the next five years or have a goal of 1-5 percent—a range that is far below what will be required to transform cost structures.
Crisis Behavioral Health Readiness
Geoffrey Boyce describes the benefits of putting telehealth infrastructure in place before a natural disaster or other crisis strikes.
5 Ways to Build a Successful Work-From-Home Program
For hospitals, a well-executed work-from-home program can help improve staff morale and quality of life, as well as attract and retain high performers in competitive markets, especially those who have a long commute or may be moving out of the area.