Operations
CMS head Seema Verma calls national efforts to improve patient safety that saved 8,000 lives and $2.9 billion a tremendous accomplishment.
Every dollar a hospital spends yields roughly $2.30 of additional business activity; for every hospital job, another two are supported in the community, American Hospital Association says.
This is about improving operations, not another Uber for healthcare.
Interest in potentially disruptive technologies abound in the active M&A realm but so do security concerns and dissatisfaction from a lack of due diligence.
Paladina Health operates more than 50 physician offices in 10 states using direct primary care model.
Care in the 21st century is tied to technology, but IT must amplify the work of the clinical organization, the insurer says.
Establish clear strategic goals and target a financial return, get the revenue cycle right, and motivate employees accordingly.
Politics aside, it boils down to actively protecting patients and preventing death wherever possible and physicians who see the aftermath every day are in a position to help.
Regulatory changes for 2019 could save health plans up to $54 million a year, CMS says.
Patients prefer appointment reminders via text and practices are obliging, but take care in sending only the needed information and never text PHI, MGMA said.