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How Wesley Healthcare is using minute-by-minute coordination technology to improve OR performance and revenue
Hospitals and health systems don't just compete with one another to attract patients; they also compete to attract surgeons to perform procedures at their facilities. Based on the competitiveness in this environment, it comes as no surprise that the operating room is a key area where healthcare leaders are focusing to achieve differentiation and to drive efficiencies and cost savings. -
Healthcare just one part of Americans' pricing nightmare
Critiques of out-of-pocket spending in healthcare have long centered on the erratic nature of prices, with comparisons resting on sticker stability in other industries — a reference point that may not be as valid today as it once was. -
Tower Health and Ensemble Health Partners announce strategic revenue cycle partnership
Tower Health and Ensemble Health Partners (Ensemble), the market leader in end-to-end revenue cycle outsourcing for mid-sized to large healthcare organizations, announced that they will enter into a strategic partnership for the management of all revenue cycle operations. -
Driving the future: Strategic approaches for a seamless transition to value-based care
Optum sponsored an executive roundtable at the Becker's 2024 Annual Meeting, facilitated by -
Uncovering Collaboration Waste: A New Framework for Thinking About Efficiency in Healthcare
Hospitals continue to go bankrupt at an alarming rate. -
Are You Getting Maximum Value from Your Automated Medication Dispensing Systems?
Automated medication dispensing systems are a staple piece of technology in just about every health system, helping to increase efficiency and improve safety for medication dispensing at the points of care. -
The Pivot to Automation in Healthcare: A 2024 Outlook on Payer Enrollment and Credentialing
With the U.S. healthcare sector spending over $800 billion1 annually on administrative costs, achieving operational efficiency across enrollment and credentialing is crucial for financial sustainability. -
Responsible AI in healthcare: Best practices from industry experts
The healthcare artificial intelligence space continues to experience, significant growth. -
Navigating strategies at the intersection of performance marketing, brand equity and consumer influence in healthcare
The evolving healthcare marketing landscape requires that organizations pay increasing attention to their brand equity and ensure a healthy balance between brand-building and performance marketing. -
Master Vendor Model vs. Vendor Neutrality: Pros and Cons
Healthcare companies have been finding creative ways to minimize skill gaps through qualified talent for decades now. -
Strategic growth with robotic surgery — 4 takeaways from Lehigh Valley Health Network
In an interactive session at Becker's 11th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable, James Miller, CRNA, president of the Northampton Region of Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network and senior vice president of the Lehigh Valley Institute for Surgical Excellence, discussed the importance of a robotic surgery program in a competitive healthcare market. -
The waiting game: new-patient appointment access for US physicians
Delayed care is inferior care. -
BJC, SSM enter joint laundry venture
BJC HealthCare and SSM Health, both based in St. Louis, have formed a new joint venture to build and operate a laundry facility. -
When Bad Timing Equals Bad Debt: How Providers Can Maximize Revenue by Monitoring Deductible Status
Conventional revenue cycle management (RCM) wisdom used to call for streamlining documentation and billing processes so that claims could be submitted to payers without delay. -
AKASA launches authorization advisor, first in a suite of generative AI assistants to optimize revenue cycle for healthcare providers
AKASA, the preeminent provider of generative AI (GenAI) solutions for the revenue cycle, today launched the first in a suite of AI assistants focused on optimizing revenue cycle management for healthcare providers. -
The power of effective communication: Strategies that drive patient engagement + proactive health management
Patient communication has never been more important. It has also never been more complex and challenging. The patient communication landscape continues to evolve, shaped by technological advancements, changing patient expectations and providers' aims for more efficient care delivery. Many tools now enable automated patient outreach. Yet even with these tools, it can be difficult to create an intelligent, coordinated flow of messages centered around a patient's specific needs or preferences. -
Cedars-Sinai expands to new global market
Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai has expanded its international footprint to Singapore. -
Continuous improvement at Hartford HealthCare's infusion centers: Using data tools to increase capacity, decrease waste and improve patient experience
Infusion centers, like other complex clinical enterprises, face major operational challenges in managing increasing patient volume, efficient scheduling and resource capacity. -
Homeland Security warns hospitals of cyber, execution threats
The Department of Homeland Security has issued a new warning to healthcare institutions, alerting them to increasing threats on both digital and physical fronts, ABC7 reported March 4. -
Boost Your Hospital’s Bottom Line With These 4 Tips
Navigating tight margins is a challenge for many hospitals and health systems across the country. While some organizations are adapting to the changing post-pandemic dynamics and seeing an uptick in margins, many still face financial strains.
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