Reimbursement
Eighty four percent of health systems cite lower reimbursement from payers as a top cause of low operating margins.
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Revenue Cycle Management
Prioritizing preventive care can help increase positive healthcare outcomes, while financial solutions can support accessibility.
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Strategic Planning
The collaboration includes investment in new technology, digital tools and support across nuclear medicine, oncology and radiology.
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Supply Chain
Hospitals need a holistic dashboard of financial indicators that align with how revenues get recognized, says Premier CEO Mike Alkire.
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Budgeting
The effects of the pandemic are still being felt, since this year's rebates are affected by 2020 and 2021.
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Quality and Safety
AHA says it welcomes the letter urging UHG to step up payments to hospitals, physicians and other providers.
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Claims Processing
UHG's Temporary Funding Assistance Program, as well as contractual terms, are unacceptable, AHA says in letter.
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Workforce
Use cases are emerging and showing promising results, but that means organizations need to be ready for change.
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Operations
A hospital in the Middle East is embracing AI, pushing to bring behavioral healthcare more fully into the digital realm.
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Medical Devices
Every language model demonstrates instances of racist tropes, or a repetition of unsubstantiated claims about race, study says.
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Compliance & Legal
Defendants "materially misrepresented to consumers significant aspects of Stone Academy's practical nursing program," judge writes.
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Community Benefit
With a disproportionate number of Native American patients suffering from addiction, one facility is employing cultural sensitivity to turn the tide.
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Acute Care
For the program to continue into 2025, legislative action is needed.
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Ambulatory Care
Telehealth, wearables and artificial intelligence all hold promise to increase access to care for underserved populations.
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Analytics
Approach has firmed up data integrity, better decision-making and a more centralized team.
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Business Intelligence
Alloyed Works delivers solutions that streamline benefits management and creates new revenue streams, says Highmark.
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ICD-10 & Coding
Doctors need to carefully and properly use the HCC codes, which indicate the expected costs for a patient.
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Meaningful Use
Administrator Seema Verma said changes to the program eliminate 25 measures and saves hospitals over 2 million hours of work and $75 million.
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Medicare & Medicaid
The MA market grew by 1.7M beneficiaries in 2023, slowing down from the record growth of 2.7M in 2022.
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Patient Engagement
Technology, including AI, should serve data as the foundation for the optimal patient experience, says Noyo National Practice Leader Gary Davis.
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Pharmacy
The available evidence, FDA says, demonstrates that Pepaxto is not shown to be safe or effective under its conditions of use.
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Population Health
Engaging leaders and holding managers accountable can improve workplace culture and employee mental health in positive ways.
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Risk Management
Individuals can be assisted, "perhaps even literally while waiting for their clothes to dry," says UPMC for You president.
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Telehealth
When developing a telehealth equity strategy, it's important first to identify potential disparities in access, one expert says.
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Mergers & Acquisitions
The expanded health system now operates 19 hospitals and 130 outpatient locations with nearly 14,000 team members.
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