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Point A to point Z: An integrated supply chain life cycle
Integration is a term popping up all over healthcare right now. I’ve heard (among others) integrating: Health information technology systems Supply chain across the continuum of care Supply costs and...
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The Behemoth Known as Healthcare Transformation
In my travels around the country meeting with healthcare leadership, I hear those words often. And the old chestnuts about taking one step at a time, eating the elephant one bite at a time or (in...
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Getting creative to produce winning cost reduction strategies
Health system leaders are challenged with overcoming crushing financial pressures from every direction. Despite having many tried-and-true methods that have served them well in the past, health system...
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Defining Innovation in U.S. Healthcare
The healthcare industry in the U.S. has been characterized as unsustainable due to high healthcare costs, a flawed payment system and a growing demand with an aging population. In order for the...
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Waste Not, Want Not: How to Manage Your Medical Waste
Did you know that for every pound of municipal solid waste that is improperly classified as regulated medical waste, you are paying 10 times as much for disposal as you should? Healthcare waste volumes...
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Three Tips for How to Turn Accountability Into Action for Improvement
How can you cut costs while improving quality? That’s a common challenge for today’s health system finance departments. And now with declining reimbursements, evolving payment and care delivery models,...
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CMS’ Final MACRA Rule: Do You Have a MACRA Roadmap?
It’s finally out. The final rule implementing the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) was released today by CMS. In case you’ve been living under a rock, MACRA repeals the...
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Five Things You Should Know About MACRA
MACRA, MIPS, APMs, QPP…it certainly can be an alphabet soup! You have probably heard some of these acronyms before, but do you know what they mean for the future of healthcare? We can break it down for...
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Value Analysis Process: Why Each Step Counts
In today’s value-based healthcare landscape, transparency, managing and evaluating patient outcomes, financial performance and operational efficiency is becoming more and more important. But keeping...
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Data in the Clouds: Enterprise Resource Planning
Cost pressures, evolving payment models, integration in the face of mergers and acquisitions – these are just a few of the pressing issues health systems face each day. One strategy providers are...
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