Strategic Planning
In today's healthcare environment, improving the performance of employed physician practices is essential. But simply employing a physician isn't enough. The structure of compensation can be a key component for improved physician alignment.
Reducing utilization will reduce the total charges on a patient’s bill, but it doesn't necessarily make cost of care less expensive for hospitals.
With a new study showing both inpatient reductions and specialty care increases linked to high-risk medical home patients, health systems have more evidence to buy into the PCMH model as part of their clinical and financial improvement strategies.
Having IT is a necessity for hospitals, but for many, having an IT team to support that technology is a luxury. Here are some tips from experts on creating an IT team on a budget.
Entrepreneurial doctors looking for an alternative to hospital employment and solo practice and seeking increased business opportunities are turning to an emerging option - the mega-group.
The need for business intelligence is pretty much understood by all, but how do hospital administrators separate self-proclaimed BI "experts" from the real deal? Here are five foolproof questions to ask of your potential BI partner that will ensure return on investment.
The quality of a hospital or health system is usually linked to patient outcomes, not to administrative or financial efficacy. But smooth interactions between patients and the hospital business office should also be viewed as critical to an organization's quality, says one CFO.
Hospitals are just beginning to catch on to the promise of integrated data analytics to manage patient population health and measure treatment outcomes. These benefits not only assist the transition toward patient-focused care, they're helping healthcare institutions reduce associated costs.
It's the rare hospital C-suite executive who doesn't worry about the federally-mandated financial penalties that can result from not reining in avoidable 30-day readmissions. Several potentially useful solutions to this costly problem have sprung up recently.
The senior care market was one of the few healthcare sectors to avoid many of the major changes in the Affordable Care Act. Nonetheless, many senior care providers are beginning to experience a "trickle down" effect that will dramatically change the way they do business in coming years.