HIT Consultant

MAY 18, 2022

What You Should Know: – More than 57 percent of health systems and hospitals have more than 100 open roles to fill across their operations, according to new AKASA survey where more than 400 healthcare finance leaders identified vacancies across their healthcare organizations and the revenue cycle.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Pete Heydt, President of PatientPay A recent survey of community hospitals found nearly 70% rate their financial health as “average” or poor.” In this environment, community hospitals must take a fresh look at their approach to patient financial engagement to protect their ability to provide needed care.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 25, 2024

and reduce hospitalizations by 12.5% She is a recognized subject matter expert in pay-for-performance programs, hospital and physician alliances, and healthcare reform. These include the following: Can lower medical costs by 5.3%

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Vie Healthcare

JANUARY 24, 2024

Episode Introduction Lisa outlines how getting to the line-item details in purchased services was the key to early success, the ‘what-if’ questions that led to patents, and why hospitals should never settle for 10% in savings when digging deeper might lead to 25%. They are trained negotiators, and hospitals need to understand that.

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Clearwave Inc

JULY 20, 2021

“Her proven experience and track record, particularly in the areas of healthcare finance technology, will be invaluable as we further expand the Clearwave platform to reflect the evolving needs of our customers and help them modernize practice operations to deliver the best possible patient care.”.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 14, 2022

According to a 2021 report from AHAIC , only half (52%) of African citizens, about 615 million people, have access to the healthcare they need. The World Health Organization estimates that in the majority of African countries, there is one hospital per one million people, one doctor per 10,000 people and one hospital bed per 10,000 people.

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Etactics

DECEMBER 28, 2021

HFMA ) Reasons for Denials Hospital reimbursement leaders cited their top concerns for denials. Healthcare Finance ) 32% said coding 30% said medical necessity acute IP 20% said the front-end 18% said clinical validation denials 27% of denials are due to issues with patient registration and eligibility for the medical claim.

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nThrive

JANUARY 6, 2022

We’re caring for a generation of consumers that are now accustomed to (and expect) healthcare solutions with convenience and straight-forward pricing. 1 To remain compliant and competitive during the transition to transparent pricing, healthcare leaders must: Consider compliance the starting point. Healthcare Finance News, “Just 5.6%

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Vie Healthcare

JANUARY 21, 2022

In Episode 30 of The Healthcare Leadership Experience , Lisa is joined by Drew Lerman, Director of Finance at Southwestern Vermont Healthcare, to discuss challenges in healthcare finance and his upcoming book “It’s Nobody’s Money.’’. That kept the supplies coming into the hospital.’’.

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Vie Healthcare

JANUARY 21, 2022

In Episode 30 of The Healthcare Leadership Experience , Lisa is joined by Drew Lerman, Director of Finance at Southwestern Vermont Healthcare, to discuss challenges in healthcare finance and his upcoming book “It’s Nobody’s Money.’’. That kept the supplies coming into the hospital.’’.

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Vie Healthcare

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

He also explains why it takes an eco-system to keep people healthy and how tapping into the power of technology can improve slim hospital margins. 08:52 Caring for patients with complex healthcare needs Randy said that caring for patients with complicated illnesses was the primary challenge. ‘’But Hard bucket to touch.

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Vie Healthcare

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Insights include the two-tiered approach to cost savings goals that all hospital leaders might want to consider, and why difficult vendor negotiations will continue in 2024. But also more than ever you really need involvement with the stakeholders at the hospital. …. So it always goes back to the line-item analytics, right?

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Vie Healthcare

MARCH 10, 2022

In Episode 37 of The Healthcare Leadership Experience , Lisa is joined by Jim Cagliostro from VIE Healthcare. Together they discuss the challenges hospitals face in creating a positive patient experience. This episode is sponsored by VIE Healthcare Consulting ® which has proudly helped hospitals save $772 million since 1999.

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Vie Healthcare

MARCH 10, 2022

In Episode 37 of The Healthcare Leadership Experience , Lisa is joined by Jim Cagliostro from VIE Healthcare. Together they discuss the challenges hospitals face in creating a positive patient experience. This episode is sponsored by VIE Healthcare Consulting ® which has proudly helped hospitals save $772 million since 1999.

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Vie Healthcare

OCTOBER 4, 2023

And I love that you mentioned that about the marketing because hospitals, health systems, I mean, marketing is a reality. Jim (14:53): And that’s something we’ve talked about with some of the hospitals we work with. You can learn more about VIE Healthcare Consulting at viehealthcare.com. How do you attract patients?

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Vie Healthcare

AUGUST 30, 2023

And this is obviously a tangent into how it’s become a bit more uniquely of an American problem… We feel it a little more here than in others, but they also found that to be more common for hospital nurses, which checks out. And overall it increases inpatient mortality rates, which is the very goal of a hospital to avoid.

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Patient Safety Movement

MARCH 1, 2023

All week, hospital administrators and healthcare professionals take time to focus on what they can do to improve patient care and protect patients from harm. Through assessments to prescreen for PTSD, staff training, and using alternative drug therapies, his hospital has had zero injury events related to emergent delirium since 2018.

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Patient Safety Movement

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Yet recent studies show that healthcare workers practice proper hand hygiene less than half of the time they should. Adhering to hand hygiene protocols is critical in healthcare settings and is one of the simplest and most cost-effective ways to prevent hospital-acquired infections.

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