Risk Management

Trinity Health is set to expand its risk-based care operations, announcing last week that it will partner with Heritage Provider Network to form accountable care networks linking Trinity’s 86 hospitals with the 37,000 physicians in league with Heritage.

No matter what system is used for communicating patient information between physicians, it should be routinely assessed for deficiencies.

Between online marketplaces for Social Security numbers and data hijackings at Sony and critical access hospitals, catching and preventing fraud has never been more important or dependent on technology.

Linda Burt, vice president and chief financial officer at Nebraska Methodist Health System in Omaha, Neb., sat down with Healthcare Finance News to discuss the primary ways in which hospital CFOs use analytics, and how data -- if assessed properly -- can reduce risk.

New revenue streams can offset financial losses experienced by providers due to lower utilization, especially within the hospital setting. One way providers can grow revenue is by offering health insurance products.