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Sales and Healthcare Can Be a Conflict Of Interest
This year’s predicted 5.3% increase in healthcare costs is part of an upward trend expected to propel spending up to $5.7 trillion by 2026¹ . The rising cost of medical goods and services contributes significantly towards that trend. While increased spending would...
The “Check Please” Program at Cleveland Clinic
Why the need? As healthcare in this country shifts its focus to a more value-based model and as hospitals are being reimbursed less and less for services delivered, healthcare systems must adjust accordingly. No longer are hospitals reimbursed based strictly on the...
The Challenge of Remaining Profitable as a Hospital
Verity Health System of California, Inc., which operates 6 hospitals in northern and southern CA, filed for bankruptcy on August 31, 2018. The system did not find itself in this situation for lack of capable leadership. It is managed by billionaire and former surgeon...
Profiting From Analytics
Profiting from analytics is only doable if you have systems in place to ensure your analytics and data will lead you closer to your goals. When we asked respondents to the our Healthcare Leadership Survey what the number one area was in which they need to improve to...
Family Involvement in Healthcare
Your hospital is very often not just dealing with patients, but their families as well. So, family involvement in healthcare is an important point to consider. Maintaining a high quality of patient care ranked as the number two concern of healthcare executives who...
Domain Breakdown of HBVP
This article was written by James Cagliostro. CMS has developed very specific measures in each of the following four domains to determine each hospital’s Total Performance Score (TPS). By gaining a fuller understanding of these measures, hospital administrator/staff...
Understanding Medicare’s Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS)
This article was written by James Cagliostro. Over the last few decades, countless advancements in healthcare have been made in this country. Along with these advancements, the cost of healthcare has risen and the complexity of payment for care has risen too....
Measuring Patient Satisfaction (Part 2)
We’re continuing our series on measuring patient satisfaction, and getting specific about actions you can take. If you missed part one, click here. Specifically, there are 10 key improvements to measuring patient satisfaction that can improve accuracy, ensure...
Measuring Patient Satisfaction
Don’t underestimate the importance of measuring patient satisfaction. “Creating or maintaining high patient satisfaction” ranked as the number one challenge that hospitals face. Eighty-two percent of the healthcare executives who participated in our Healthcare...
Waste in the Operating Room
This article was written by James Cagliostro. The rising cost of healthcare has not only affected patients, it has affected the way in which hospitals operate. While this presents a real challenge to hospitals, it has also led to a serious re-examination of how the...
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