New York-based consulting group Nexera, Inc. has added neurosurgeon Dr. Marilyn Gates to its team of clinical value analysis experts. (more…)
The realities of healthcare reform – including the departure from fee-for-service models of care, shrinking reimbursement and higher quality standards – means the impetus for collaboration around cost, quality and…
Our client needed to take aggressive steps to remain an independent operation while facing significant merger pressures. After restructuring significant debt, leadership at the hospital recognized that financial success would…
Healthcare reform is undeniably changing the way healthcare is delivered and consumed in the Unites States. And the biggest change may not be financial or organizational but rather philosophical. (more…)
This month, supply chain professionals from across the country gather at the annual conference hosted by the Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM). In honor of the work…
Update: The second edition of our CQO Book has been released. Please see our post “New Book Positions a Clinically Integrated Supply Chain as Critical to Improving Patient Outcomes” for…
During the last three decades when value analysis migrated to healthcare from the manufacturing industry the practice began the arduous journey of adapting to the peculiarities of its new adopter.…
As patients seek care in outpatient settings, hospital inpatient departments are seeing sharp decreases in revenue—a heavy hit to take on top of existing policy-driven financial challenges. Not only are…
The hospital’s financial leadership had recently changed. The new leadership was uncertain about the current state of revenue cycle operations and wanted to focus on process improvements. The organization’s leadership…
Pressure to create alternative payment models has led to a significant increase in provider interest in partnering with Premier, Inc. to develop and implement population health management strategies. (more…)