Paul Cerrato
If you're trying to beef up the value of a medical practice in advance of selling it, don't bother upgrading your electronic health record system.
A growing number of hospitals and practices are incorporating compliance into a carefully crafted strategic plan that not only reduces the risk of large penalties, but may even provide revenue opportunities.
The recession and the mandates outlined in the Affordable Care Act are changing the way hospitals do business, with a greater emphasis on clinical outcomes, cost efficiency, and quality of care and less emphasis on patient volume.
Given the uneven financial performance of the Pioneer ACOs, C-suite executives are no doubt wondering: What secret sauce allows some ACOs to succeed while others fall short of their financial goals?
Defensive medicine has contributed to the rising cost of healthcare in the U.S. But two recent reports suggest the true scope of the problem may be somewhat exaggerated, and the solution not too complex.
The exodus of physicians leaving Medicare may seem alarming at first, but it may simply mean different opportunities will be taken.
Hospital IT budgets may be absorbed by EHRs but administrators are making other IT-related investments.
Hospitals are doing what they can to get an edge, and to help, they're turning to chief strategy officers.
To combat potential patient harm and reduce the costs from misdiagnosis, hospitals and medical practices are turning to clinical decision support tools.
“Mayo Clinic expects suppliers and their representatives to uphold the same high standards of ethical behavior, integrity and professionalism that are required of Mayo employees,” reads the introduction of the clinic’s supplier guidelines.