Jennifer Zaino

A significant number of people accessing ED care for overdoses are coming from underinsured populations where almost no subsidy is paid back to the healthcare provider.

As hospitals go on a buying spree for physician practices, ambulatory centers and other outpatient facilities, supply chain giant Henry Schein is raking it in amid all off this consolidation.

As the clinical-financial relationship tightens, hospitals may want to consider whether they have appropriately organized their staffing roles and relationships to take the greatest advantage of the trend.

From bed pans and basins to catheters and syringes, hospital supply chain managers know just how important plastic products are to the business. And lucky for them, the drop in petroleum prices is creating much needed cost savings for savvy organizations.

Though antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" aren't new, their rise in U.S. healthcare institutions is leading hospitals to stock up on supplies to combat them.

Leaders like Banner Health, Montefiore explain what it took to succeed in the first ACO model, and look towards new programs that give them shared risk incentives for care quality.

Experts say consumerism means hospital revenue cycle team must try harder to engage patients.

Maryland hospital has turned heads in the industry for its approach to revenue cycle and has consistently hit high benchmarks in patient access, revenue integrity, claims adjudication and management.

But new area of business intelligence does not come without challenges.

Health system leveraged the processes for controlling finances, listening to staff and investing in new technologies to help it better support patients' needs and bring in more revenue.