Preparing your organization for value-based care
Being prepared is sound strategy in all areas of life. The Boy Scouts live by it. Homeowners in hurricane zones stay ready for the worst. And health care executives know it’s the secret to longevity in...
View ArticlePart 3: Thriving in a regulated era — achieving go-to-market strategies
The final entry in our “Thriving in a regulated era” blog series concludes with the technology road map, sourcing strategies and go-to-market guidance. Our first two blogs in this series touched on...
View ArticleRoadmap to partnership: Assessing your current revenue cycle operations
Fee-for-service reimbursement is pretty cut-and-dried for revenue cycle managers. Profits revolve around billing, collecting from insurers and resolving patient claims on an individual basis. That’s...
View ArticleRoadmap to partnership: Keys to identifying the best revenue cycle partner...
After careful scrutiny of productivity, processes and technology costs, many CFOs see the value in partnering with an external company that can take over day-to-day revenue cycle operations. Such a...
View ArticleUnderstanding a new, mandatory payment model
As the health care industry moves toward population health management, providers and payers are working to determine which value-based reimbursement models show the most promise. The Centers for...
View ArticleNot perfect, but practice makes progress for ACOs
Recently released results of the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) highlight the fact that Accountable Care Organizations need to be in it for the long haul. In August, the Centers for Medicare...
View ArticleWho should make up the team that directs your move to accountable care?
As the U.S. health care system moves away from reimbursement models that reward volume and toward those that reward care coordination – traditional industry roles are blurring. • New #5in5 video: Fee...
View ArticleConfirm patients’ medical memories to develop complete health histories
Can you remember what you wore to work last Thursday? How about what you had for lunch yesterday? We humans aren’t particularly great at recalling details. Study after study shows it. Colonoscopy...
View ArticleIs a provider-led health plan a good fit? Evaluate 6 areas to find out
To drive down costs and improve care through value-based models, one must have a deep understanding of the population they serve. Health care providers have this knowledge. Their familiarity with the...
View ArticleThree steps: Get ready for risk-based, fee-for-value health care
Ready or not, here it comes — risk-based, fee-for-value health care is here or coming to a market near you! Health care providers are no longer asking whether they should get ready. They are asking:...
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