HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Or is it because Accounts Receivable (AR) has dropped, pushing more AR into patient balances and subsequently to bad debt? Peter started his career in health policy but has spent more than 20 years in revenue cycle performance improvement. Or perhaps the statement process is broken?

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Home Health Care

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

BKD is a Springfield, Missouri-based accounting services firm that provides billing and revenue cycle outsourcing services. Under the model, home health providers are paid based on how well they keep their patients healthy and out of the hospital. HHVBP is a Medicare demonstration that links reimbursement to quality of care.

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Vie Healthcare

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Episode Introduction Zach explains why the lack of timely, accurate data can delay recovery of credits, and why most hospitals only have 50% visibility into their spend and accounts payable processes. We’ll search for account numbers for all those, as well as the contact information for vendors.

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Readiness Rounds

AUGUST 14, 2023

In hospitals, where patient experience is important and quality of care is non-negotiable, a subtle yet profound practice has emerged as a catalyst for positive change: Executive Leadership Rounds. Unpacking Leadership Rounds: Leadership Rounds is a dynamic practice in hospitals that brings leaders, staff, and together.

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Home Health Care

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The star ratings are based upon OASIS measures — such as how often the home health team taught patients about their drugs — and claims-based measures, such as how often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital. The data used for our study were obtained from the CMS Home Health Compare dataset.

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Vie Healthcare

JANUARY 19, 2023

Episode Introduction As hospitals struggle with spiraling costs, Lisa Miller reveals seven key ways to save money in the next 12 months. So I feel like that’s an innovation for hospitals. But I want to give you one more nuanced thought….Could … my number one advice is to pull those projects together…. Innovative positions.

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Vie Healthcare

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Episode Introduction Sue shares how creating a volunteer army transformed a struggling community hospital into a profitable, national award-winner, why the patient experience and the employee experience can’t be separated and reveals strategies that can move 20% in a patient satisfaction metric in 18 months. I became a registered nurse.

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Briggs Healthcare

JULY 1, 2022

Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs) are a new provider type established by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 to address the growing concern over closures of rural hospitals. Critical Access Hospitals. For more information on Rural Emergency Hospital and Critical Access Hospital Conditions of Participation, visit: [link].

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Vie Healthcare

AUGUST 23, 2023

20:39 Choosing the right medical device for your patients Clifford explained the key elements hospital leaders should consider in choosing the right medical device. You got to take that into account.’’ So managers, they need to work around all these kinds of things and take it into account.’’ You’re right there.

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NASHP

MARCH 22, 2024

In fall 2023, NASHP partnered with Arnold Ventures to design a two-year cross-state learning and technical assistance collaborative to support states in strengthening accountability and oversight in their MLTSS programs.

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NASHP

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The legislation updated reimbursements for rural health clinics and set reimbursement for certified community behavioral health clinic providers in alternative payment arrangements. Pennsylvania reauthorized the Rural Health Redesign Center Authority that administers Pennsylvania’s global budget model for rural hospitals.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

In fact, after decades of slogging through manual processes, healthcare organizations are joining the movement and implementing automation and AI solutions to improve revenue cycle processes. For example, it’s not uncommon to see claims with an outstanding balance touched by three or more RCM staff and 10 or more touches.

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Readiness Rounds

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Based on our extensive experience working with various hospitals, we wanted to share the important but often overlooked factors that have a big impact on both patient satisfaction and the overall experience. While you can't skyrocket one element by 1000%, you can gradually improve 1,000 things by 1%--the popular sentiment from Jan Carlzon.

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Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 20, 2023

A recent study found that when a patient is admitted to the hospital, harm occurs nearly 24 percent of the time. Another report revealed that nearly 1 in 4 Medicare patients have experienced harm in the hospital. Prior to COVID-19, progress was being made to improve patient safety.

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Vie Healthcare

OCTOBER 28, 2022

In Episode 55 of The Healthcare Leadership Experience, Lisa Miller and Jim Cagliostro are joined by Al Brander, Chief Sales Officer at SpendMend to discuss their Explanted Medical Device Warranty Credit Tracking solution and how it helps hospitals to avoid costly fees and penalties. The simple shipping label that keeps vendors accountable.

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NASHP

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

In states such as Massachusetts, there is also a threat of a targeted performance improvement plan for entities determined to be cost drivers. Engagement of Stakeholders: PDABs and cost-growth benchmarks create a forum for convening and holding accountable the stakeholders involved in the high costs of health care.

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Vie Healthcare

DECEMBER 16, 2022

In this episode, Jim Cagliostro, VIE Healthcare’s Clinical Operations Performance Improvement Expert, interviewed Alexcie Sanchez to learn more about nurse coaches. Utilizing nurse coaches in a hospital benefits everyone. Episode Introduction. Coping with burnout during a crisis. Main Topics. 02:14 What is a nurse coach?

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Vie Healthcare

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Together they discuss the challenges hospitals experience in creating a high performing project management system. Is because of project management. ‘’ This episode is sponsored by VIE Healthcare Consulting ® which has proudly helped hospitals save $772 million since 1999. The biggest reasons initiatives fail….

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NASHP

AUGUST 23, 2021

In addition, it is important to build in measurement at the start and to think of state efforts as iterative — moving to tackle new priorities as performance improves. iii] Also, those living in rural areas are more likely to experience a preventable hospitalization. [iv] Payment to improve capabilities. Joynt Maddox.

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Vie Healthcare

MAY 31, 2023

07:30 The challenge of one to one to one up leadership Ronnie explained gaps happen when people leave as most hospitals only have one leader on the frontlines. ‘’You What if now they’re not prepared to hold somebody accountable. Then there’s the accountability and the disciplining that takes place.

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NASHP

MARCH 22, 2024

It is operational across 231 hospitals and medical practice sites in the U.S. New York City’s Supportive Transition and Recovery Team (NYC START) program is a free suite of services using the Critical Time Intervention model offered to young adults between ages 16 and 30 who are hospitalized for a first-episode psychosis.

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Vie Healthcare

JULY 12, 2023

He also explains why patient engagement is not a marketing issue, why its highest purpose is outcomes, and the need for hospitals to ‘’care for the people who care for their patients.’’ They don’t trust a hospital or a system. So in your opinion, why do hospitals miss the mark? No relationship, no trust.

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NASHP

MAY 17, 2022

residential congregate settings or inpatient psychiatric hospitals). [15] By leveraging specialized MMC programs, state Medicaid programs may be better equipped to promote greater accountability for the care provided to CYFC, thereby strengthening timely access to high-quality services and improving health outcomes. 17] Ibid. [18]

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Vie Healthcare

JUNE 5, 2024

But what has happened since the Accountable Care Act and value-based purchasing is we’ve now really expanded on the skillset that’s required, where you can take your career. (15:19): I’ve even seen a similar arc in terms of the value of sterile processing since the Accountable Care Act in 2010.

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Vie Healthcare

MAY 15, 2024

I started as an account guy, worked my way up through the ranks of account management, eventually became president of a few agencies, but really found my love was for strategy. We at SpendMend love helping hospital leaders uncover financial leakage and improve the patient experience. I was very anxious to get to work. (02:52):

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NASHP

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

In January, for the first time in its history, the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC)’s Board voted to require the Mass General Brigham (MGB) health system to submit a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) because of the system’s substantial contributions to the state’s health care cost increases.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 17, 2022

There has been frequent reporting about the problem of provider workforce shortages within hospitals and health systems and the related burnout experienced when working in high-stress situations during the Covid-19 pandemic. Conversely, a hospital with a burnout-reduction program would spend only $11,592 per nurse per year employed.

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Vie Healthcare

MARCH 13, 2024

Episode Introduction Luká explains how Grapevine can help hospitals save up to 80% on a single line item, how even small healthcare businesses spend six figure sums on the supply chain each year, and how to frame the reality of years of overspending to his clients. It all gets built into the price that hospitals are paying.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 2, 2022

There has been frequent reporting about the problem of provider workforce shortages within hospitals and health systems and the related burnout experienced when working in high-stress situations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Conversely, a hospital with a burnout-reduction program would spend only $11,592 per nurse per year employed.

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NASHP

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

After discussion with IDPH, Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) also established a prenatal and postpartum care HEDIS (Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set) measure performance improvement project for Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) to identify and close a health disparity gap.

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Vie Healthcare

APRIL 26, 2023

He also emphasizes how understanding the line item hospital costs can significantly benefit clinicians, and the importance of an empathetic mindset. And this hospital was dragging down the bottom line of a big not-for-profit health system that makes plenty of profit, believe you me. And so they closed the hospital.

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NASHP

OCTOBER 22, 2021

People with serious and life-threatening health conditions experience care needs that drive costs, including hospital admissions , emergency department utilization , and nursing home care. Promote choice and control for people with serious illness, while taking into account their unique life circumstances; 2. Goals Principles.

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Vie Healthcare

MAY 4, 2023

He also urges hospitals to focus on mission over money and explains why compliance isn’t the enemy of healthcare. 30:06 Hospitals must focus on mission, not money Jonathan said the priority in healthcare has to be the service provided. ‘’But And so, a lot of times that gets forgotten or pushed off onto other hospitals or systems.

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Vie Healthcare

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Topics include, the barriers to obtaining an accurate diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD), condensing the patient experience into a single CAT scan, the data supporting the new technology, and why 80% of the top 50 heart hospitals in the US use HeartFlow. I think one, meeting an unmet need in their community, should be number one.

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NASHP

AUGUST 24, 2023

Reach out to state professional and hospital associations. After a hospitalization, a palliative care team worked with Matt to address his physical symptoms and side effects from medications, and helped him manage his stress and anxiety. advance care screening) were performed.

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NASHP

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Mental health and SUD account for over 22 percent of pregnancy-related deaths, and are leading causes of maternal mortality in many states. Several studies show the hospital length of stay for infants with NAS/NOWS decreases to 5-6 days with this intervention. Supporting Pregnant and Parenting People with Substance Use Disorder.

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Vie Healthcare

JULY 2, 2024

This show is sponsored by VIE Healthcare Consulting, a SpendMend company which provides leading edge financial and operational consulting for hospitals, healthcare institutions, and other providers of patient care. There’s buy-in, you said that word, accountable. Accountability, that’s huge.

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