Group Purchasing Saves Hospitals Up to 18% of Supply Chain Costs
Group purchasing organizations (GPOs) are saving hospitals and other healthcare facilities between 10 to 18 percent, a new report revealed. The Healthcare Supply Chain Association’s (HSCA)...HHS to Clear Medicare Appeals Backlog by 2022, Court Docs Show
HHS is making significant progress with eliminating the growing Medicare appeals backlog, according to recent court documents. The federal department projects Medicare to clear the backlog by the 2022...KLAS: Business Intelligence Use Varies, Epic Systems Leads Adoption
Health IT giant Epic Systems has the deepest adoption of healthcare business intelligence solutions, but healthcare organizations are also increasingly seeking the advanced data analytics tools offered...Revenue Cycle Management Integration Boosts the Bottom Line
When you ask a provider which EHR system he uses, you expect to hear a single vendor, such as Epic, Cerner, or MEDITECH. But when you inquire about a provider’s revenue cycle management system,...How Hospitals Bring in Revenue Through the Healthcare Supply Chain
The healthcare supply chain is a cost center for provider organizations of all sizes. Through the supply chain, healthcare organizations spend money on the items and supplies they need to deliver the...Quantifying Financial Distress to Stop Hospital Bankruptcy, Closure
More healthcare organizations will face financial troubles, and possibly a hospital bankruptcy or closure, in the coming years as the healthcare industry undergoes major changes. Changes that will...Revenue Cycle Management Outsourcing Market to Grow at 11.9% CAGR
The global healthcare revenue cycle management outsourcing market is slated to significantly increase, with its valuation rising from just $11.7 billion in 2017 to $23 billion by the end of 2023, a new...Healthcare Revenue Higher for Practices Employing More NPs, PAs
Primary care practices that employ more physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other non-physician providers have greater healthcare revenue and productivity, the Medical Group Management...Finding a Revenue Cycle Management System for Post-Acute Care
Post-acute care has become a major focus as providers, payers, and policymakers attempt to cut healthcare costs and improve long-term patient outcomes. However, the revenue cycle management space is...Industry Orgs Fight Anthem’s Emergency Department Payment Policy
The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and the Medical Association of Georgia (MAG) are suing Anthem’s Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) of Georgia over a new policy that allows the...Healthcare Cost Control Rises to Top Hospital Exec Priority
Healthcare cost control rose to the top of hospital leader priority lists, bypassing revenue growth for the first time, according to the Advisory Board’s most recent Annual Health Care CEO...A Provider-Sponsored Health Plan Is A Hospital’s Natural Next Step
Many hospitals and health systems are bypassing the ultimate opportunity to gain greater control of the outcomes and costs of their patients. That opportunity is developing their own provider-sponsored...Sponsored by RevSpring
