Tammy Worth
Harnessing foreign-born and -educated workers can help hospitals solve workforce challenges, as well as cost concerns.
With profitability being increasingly tied to efficiency, providers are implementing various processes to improve patient flow.
The ACA has ushered in a whole new world for back-office management at behavioral health centers.
A recent study in the Annals of Emergency Medicine suggested that the insurance coverage expansion provisions of the Affordable Care Act might impact the bottom line of emergency departments across the country in a positive way, but that doesn't mean EDs will be flush.
A group of federally-qualified health centers in the Minneapolis area has broken the mold by creating the first safety-net ACO.
The Obama administration's 2014 fiscal year budget proposal included a 28 percent cap on the benefits of tax-exempt bonds that could have a dramatic impact on healthcare providers.
Strategy is the name of the game if you're a hospital CEO. For many, that includes a presence on social media. But is that a strategy every CEO should use?
The lure of rewards points is strong, as credit card companies will tell you. Use your credit card and points build up to be redeemed for gift cards, reductions on gasoline, even cash. One New Jersey hospital is using a rewards points program in the hopes of more effectively managing chronic disease patients.
The two-midnight rule has the potential to increase hospital revenues from observation status patients but that revenue will be offset by shorter inpatient stays.
After almost a year of preparation, 450 healthcare organizations will begin taking part in Medicare's Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative this month. The goal is to evaluate if paying for care by episodes can improve quality and reduce Medicare's costs.