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Three ways healthcare automation puts an end to patient-provider phone tag
In an era marked by technological advances that significantly streamline access to a service across consumer industries —from food delivery to travel to eCommerce—healthcare has found itself struggling to deliver the same type of transformative change through healthcare automation. -
VA Atlanta facilities to be renamed after former senators
The Veterans Affairs hospital in Atlanta is to be renamed in honor of late Sen. Max Cleland. -
5 trillion-dollar questions hanging over hospitals
Big questions tend to have no easy answers. Fortunately, few people would say they went into healthcare for its ease. -
The health system and the ASC today: keys for a healthy ASC partnership and business
Since the first ambulatory surgery center opened in 1970, ASCs have increasingly gained traction with both payers and patients, gaining ever greater shares of surgical patients for certain types of procedures. Trends like reimbursement structures and consumer preferences indicate that ASCs are likely to continue to gain market share, making it imperative that health systems have an ASC strategy. -
The No Surprises Act…full of surprises! A tectonic shift is threatening the stability of our healthcare system
The implementation of the No Surprises Act (NSA) has caused a dramatic shift in the country’s healthcare ecosystem, driving significant disruption, and threatening its stability. -
Why strategic RCM partnerships play a key role in creating an excellent patient experience
When thinking about the patient experience, revenue cycle does not immediately come to mind. But the revenue cycle is woven throughout a patient's journey and has a significant impact on the patient experience and patient satisfaction. -
Creating a robotic surgery service line that's a revenue-generating machine: Lessons learned from Baton Rouge General
Many organizations invest in robotic-assisted surgery. Growing and sustaining a successful service line, however, requires a comprehensive strategy and dedicated resources at a time when hospitals and health systems face unprecedented financial challenges and staffing shortages. -
Billing Under Another Provider's Number Can Land Physicians in Hot Water
When it comes to Medicare, billing under the wrong physician’s ID can cost doctors and hospitals – literally. Consider these three recent incidents that, taken together, resulted in more than $7 million in penalty payments to the government: -
HCA Healthcare: 10 key facts
HCA Healthcare is one of the largest health systems in the U.S., providing care for millions of patients each year. -
How an integrated, automated revenue cycle improves the patient experience and boosts efficiency
The revenue cycle is ripe for digitalization and alignment with other core health system functions — and making the right changes can have a positive impact on the patient experience. -
Telehealth just 1 of many "omni-channel" pillars CVS Health pursuing, SVP says
Telehealth is just one of the pillars of an "omni-channel" approach CVS Health is developing toward providing care for people, Creagh Milford, DO, the company's senior vice president of retail health, told a webinar Dec. 14. -
Ascension, Tenet, CommonSpirit seek strategy chiefs: 8 job opportunities
A number of the nation's largest hospital operators and health systems are seeking strategic talent to join their executive ranks, reporting to the CEO. -
New Finvi and Porter Research survey reveals the desire for a unified revenue cycle management solution
Revenue cycle management leaders are looking for a unified RCM solution that can easily integrate with their existing infrastructure, according to a Porter Research survey commissioned by Finvi, a leading provider of enterprise workflow automation software built to accelerate revenue recovery and simplify the payment process. -
The power of 24/7 robotic system access: How Adventist Health is unlocking more value through minimally invasive surgery
Developing a robotic-assisted surgery program is a major undertaking and a big investment of time and money. -
A holistic approach to turbocharging minimally invasive surgery
Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) lines have numerous clinical, operational and financial benefits for healthcare organizations. -
Best practices for improving the patient financial experience can help orthopedic clinics stand out
With more than half of U.S. adults reporting having delayed or foregone care in the past year due to cost, the financial challenges for self-pay patients and those with high deductibles are particularly acute. -
How marrying clinical asset management and cybersecurity strategies can improve healthcare providers' capital planning
Health systems' capital planning strategies focus primarily on finances but should extend to clinical assets and the cyberthreats they are exposed to, as those elements have a large impact on clinical operations, regulatory compliance and financial risk. -
How hospitals and health systems can create "Systemness" without disruption
In a post-COVID world, healthcare systems are even more challenged to figure out how to do more with less. "Systemness" is an operational approach to these challenges that brings uniformity and greater transparency to health systems. -
Resetting your health system in 2023: strategies and tactical considerations
Volatility and uncertainty have eroded health system margins, and the situation cannot be corrected simply by returning to previously "normal" pre-pandemic approaches. -
How an electronic document control system helps laboratories standardize the creation and revision of policies to improve compliance
Managing medical documentation is a complex challenge for health system laboratories, which must maintain document control in order to protect patient privacy, standardize testing procedures and adhere to strict regulations.
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