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The topic of why it costs more to treat patients in some areas of the country than in others has caused feuds among researchers. Given the decades-long argument, a new IOM report is likely to only add fuel to the fire.
As healthcare delivery and reimbursement models transition to ensuring quality care versus quantity of care, some sectors of the healthcare industry will benefit more than others.
As Medicaid enrollment continues to grow, the financial sustainability of the risk-based managed care model is being tested.
WellPoint Inc., the second largest health insurer, posted better-than-expected second quarter earnings Wednesday by taming medical cost increases in its employer-based business and benefiting from the Medicaid operations in its recent Amerigroup transaction.
Within the context of the healthcare supply chain, Business Intelligence (BI) technology can offer chief financial officers, supply chain executives and other hospital personnel an automated way to obtain end-to-end visibility of service line management, according to Group Purchasing Organizations.
The number of accountable care organizations is rapidly increasing among private payers and with it some best practices are emerging as the new models significantly alter payer-provider relationships.
Hospitals across the country are challenged more than ever to reduce costs without sacrificing quality of care. While the success of others can offer a guide, the true solutions for your challenges already live inside your hospital.
Hospitals and health systems never seem to have enough capital – especially with the new initiatives and mandates driven by healthcare reform and other industry changes. Yet some providers seem to be overlooking one of their most favorable, easiest-to-access capital sources: their real estate.
Now that the healthcare industry has an extra year to implement ICD-10, providers should take advantage of that time to properly prepare for implementation in Oct. 2014, coding professionals say.
Supply chain managers are under increased pressure to reduce the cost of operational, medical and surgical supplies at their facilities, making successful negotiating a necessity.