Resources by BHM Healthcare Solutions

The Doctor Will Skype You Now | Changing How We Go to the Doctor

September 26, 2014

With flu season upon us, healthcare providers and patients alike are gearing up for a busy time of year in the office. As office schedulers know, trying to accommodate all the patients a doctor needs to see in a given day is tricky enough without the added stress of flu season – when doctors are likely to need to see even more patients and hospitals will no doubt see an uptick in admissions and emergency room visits.

Don’t Like the Sound of ACOs? Here is an Alternative

September 25, 2014

Most experts agree that it’s still too early yet to know for sure if ACOs will succeed, but many who are poised for its failure have started designing alternatives. One of them seems a little counter-intuitive: Non-Payment.

Healthcare Spending | Administrative Costs out of Control

September 24, 2014

When we talk about healthcare spending being “out of control” does anyone ever say why? The Commonwealth Fund survey breaks down the costs of healthcare administration- which make up a quarter of all healthcare spending in the U.S.

Did You Miss BHM’s ACO Webinar – 2nd Showing 9/24

September 23, 2014

BHM Healthcare Solutions, a healthcare consulting firm, announced today that due to the success of their last live webinar, BHM will provide a complimentary encore presentation of their webinar titled, “Succeeding as an ACO: A Guide To Transforming Your Organization,” on Wednesday, September 24th from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm eastern standard time. The webinar will offer expert advice from Anthony Grimaldi, SVP Provider Division and Gwen Roberts, SVP Government Payer Division.

Top 5 Reasons Physicians Are Unhappy

September 22, 2014

Research completed by Jackson Healthcare yielded an incredibly array of data on physician satisfaction. While healthcare is increasingly interested and motivated to obtain and analyze patient satisfaction, perhaps not enough attention is being paid to provider satisfaction. According to the data, which assessed not just provider disatisfaction, but also satisfaction, it might behoove the healthcare industry to keep an eye on physician happiness, too.

5 Trends in Healthcare Reimbursement

September 19, 2014

The subject of physician compensation is a hot one as of late. With all the changes in the financial sector of healthcare, and the push to save money, there has likewise been a focus on how- and how much- physicians are being compensated.

ACOs

A major change that has already begun to take place in many healthcare systems nationwide is Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). While it’s likely too soon to know if they will work long term, in theory they will reduce the tendency of ‘silos’ in healthcare and lead to better coordination of patient care.

Have ACOs Failed to Incentivize Providers?

September 18, 2014

Since there has been an ongoing and rather enormous shift away from fee-for-service models, payers are tasked now more than ever being with finding a place for financial incentives to continue with ACOs now in place.

Payers know that medicine, like any business, is not immune to the pull of financial incentives. Providers, while they are noble in their careers as healers, are just as likely as a Wall Street banker to leap at the chance to accept a financial perk. Time is money in any industry, and perhaps medicine most of all.

Will Physicians Ever Embrace ACOs?

September 17, 2014

Healthcare is changing, there’s no question about it. The question of the hour, however, is are we ready for it? Healthcare providers know that they have to stay on top of the latest research regarding treatment and medical technology, and so to they must keep abreast of the changes in policy. Not only do the changes affect how they will ultimately practice medicine, but perhaps most pressing, how will they be compensated for it.

Enter, accountable care. These provisions have created confusion in the healthcare arena in general but perhaps a large share of that burden is being borne by the providers themselves, who must not only embrace new treatments and meet the demand of patients who are more educated on their conditions than ever before – but all the while keep in mind that the way they will be paid for their efforts has evolved, too.

Why Outsourcing Your IRO is a Good Idea!

September 15, 2014

IRO | Decision Making

In any industry and, in some regards, in any life – there are times when an outside perspective is the difference between progress and an impasse. In the world of healthcare, where often the bottom line of organizations can be at odds with the wants and needs of the patients and payers, a third-party perspective can help to untangle the web of miscommunication.

Is NCQA Accreditation Right for You?

September 12, 2014

In the alphabet soup of healthcare accreditation, chances are there are at least one or two accrediting bodies that you aren’t entirely sure about – one of those might be NCQA. Who are they, what do they accredit and do you need their accreditation in your organization?

Who is NCQA?

The National Committee for Quality Assurance is an independent, non-profit in the United States that is concerned with establishing quality standards for healthcare organizations that aim to identify key areas of improvement within the organizations themselves. NCQA was established in the early ‘90s, a time in United States healthcare where there was a discernible shift in healthcare reform throughout The Clinton Administration.

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