Finance/Revenue Cycle
Three need-to-know trends in revenue cycle management
One of our favorite things about being back in-person is connecting with clients and colleagues at industry events! At the recent HFMA conference, our own CMO—Andy De—and AVP of Product Management—Lillian Phelps—were able to link up to recap what they were hearing on the conference floor and discuss the future of revenue cycle. Here are…
Read MoreThe journey to financial sustainability with Indiana Regional Medical Center
Indiana Regional Medical Center (IRMC) is a 166-bed, not-for-profit sole community hospital that has been serving Indiana County and surrounding communities since 1914. Shawn Frederick, Coordinator, Decision Support, IRMC, Brad Gummig, Experienced Manager, Healthcare Consulting, Baker Tilly, and Lillian Phelps, AVP, Product Management, MedeAnalytics, delivered an engaging presentation at the HFMA annual conference in Denver…
Read MoreArdent Health Services: ‘Analytics is a team sport’
Our MedeAnalytics team recently had the exciting opportunity to sit down with leaders from Ardent Health Services on a Becker’s Hospital Review hosted webinar. During the webinar, Ardent—a 30-hospital system headquartered in Nashville, TN—discussed their analytics improvement journey and shared the major impact that this process had on critical metrics and outcomes. Read on to…
Read MoreProviders: Are you ready to be audited?
By Donna Kennedy In 2020, regular audits conducted by CMS and other payers were paused or significantly reduced as the COVID-19 pandemic took priority. Though we are not entirely ‘out of the woods’ of this health crisis yet, regulatory compliance teams have begun experiencing the resurgence and ramping up of provider reviews. Importantly, these audits…
Read MoreInside look: How an east coast payer used analytics to reshape client retention and staff productivity
As much as the past 18 months of pandemic disruption have compromised staffing operations, financial stability, patient care, customer service, and many other facets of healthcare, we are also witnessing unique opportunities for transformation emerging in these spaces.
Read MorePandemic devours hospital revenue; these ideas can help get it back
There’s no way around it. The coronavirus pandemic has created a perfect storm that, even as we progress through the vaccination phases, continues to impact the financial stability of the healthcare industry, specifically hospitals. “Hospitals across the country have faced higher prices for extra staff, especially travel nurses, to ensure enough capacity to fight the…
Read MoreThe Real Payback of Healthcare Analytics: Key Questions from Healthcare Leaders Around the Nation
MedeAnalytics hosted a Fierce Healthcare webinar featuring key senior leaders from three preeminent healthcare organizations in the U.S: Dave Schweppe, National Vice President of Customer Analytics and Reporting at Kaiser Permanente Beth Wolf, MD, Medical Director of Health Information Management at Roper St. Francis Healthcare Michael Duke, Principal of Healthcare Consulting at Baker Tilly U.S.…
Read MoreThe future of digital health part 3: AI, machine learning and robotics
This post is part three of a new series featuring healthcare visionary and thought leader Andy Dé. In this series, Dé discusses how COVID-19 has triggered remarkable digital transformation and uncovers five, long-term innovation implications that providers, healthcare leaders, and payers need to consider.
Read MoreYou’re asking too much of your EHR
Electronic Health Records (EHRs) are purported to do a lot of things to support healthcare providers, and most of their claims are generally accurate. Of course, like anything, there are many areas where EHR vendors could and should make improvements.
Read MoreGamification in healthcare only works if you can measure it – here’s how
In business and in sports, it’s all about teams. What teams can accomplish when they work together. How they can fail spectacularly when they do
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