Strategy

In 2012, Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, Ill., performed its first procedure using a da Vinci® robotic surgical system.

Health systems face unprecedented capacity constraints — and outdated capacity management strategies don't help solve this pressing problem.

Membership medicine is both highly successful and lucrative for healthcare organizations.

According to a survey from the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), 82% of health systems are experiencing higher denial rates from payers compared to the pre-pandemic era. So, what does this and other troubling trends mean for healthcare finance leaders?…

Expanding access to data within a health system can lead to cost savings, reduced dependency on third-party services and greater insight into care quality.

Most narratives about the current healthcare landscape are distressing. Costs are rapidly rising, and reimbursement rates are shrinking. Lawmakers are proposing significant cuts to Medicare. Median supply costs per full-time employee for physician-owned, multispecialty groups increased by 82%1 between 2013-2022.…

Ensemble, the nation’s leading revenue cycle managed services partner for healthcare organizations, announced today it has been selected by Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) as the system’s strategic end-to-end revenue cycle partner.

The University of Texas System, one of the nation's largest public university systems, with 14 academic and health institutions, is eyeing several critical priorities in 2025, including integration efforts and addressing physician shortages in the state. According to Chancellor J.B.…

In the current healthcare marketplace, providing patients with excellent experiences gives hospitals a competitive advantage. An evidence-based article published in BMJ Open correlated patient experience to better clinical outcomes. Reviewing 55 studies covering a broad range of patients in hospitals…

Revenue cycle management (RCM) has become more challenging than ever. With increasing denials, evolving payer policies, and growing patient financial responsibility, healthcare organizations need innovative solutions to optimize their revenue cycles. Enter the Revenue Cycle Management Technology Adoption Model (RCMTAM)…