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The Impact of Reducing Avoidable Readmissions Infographic

2017-04-02T13:28:39-04:00By BHM Marketing|Clinical Analysis, Readmissions|

What is the impact of reducing avoidable admissions and readmissions? What are you doing to track admissions and readmissions? Have you isolated the primary causes of avoidable readmissions? Do you have a game plan in place? Are you prepared to begin tracking additional readmission conditions beginning in 2015? Have you established relationships with primary care to ensure a smooth transition and continued care coordination? Are you currently being assessed penalties due to readmission rates being too high?

New ACA Provision Calls For Cost Transparency in Hospitals

2017-04-02T13:28:39-04:00By BHM Marketing|Financial Analysis, Health Care Reform, Medicare and Medicaid|

New rules put forth by the ACA will require hospitals to be transparent about the costs of care at their facility. They can do this in one of two ways: either by releasing a list of procedures and their costs, or, releasing the information after an inquiry by a patient.

ACOs Rapidly Expanding Across States

2017-04-02T13:28:39-04:00By BHM Marketing|Accountable Care Organizations, Health Care Reform, News and Events, Services|

Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are gaining in popularity as a result of the ACA. BHM Healthcare Solutions, a healthcare management consulting firm, has a team of experts dedicated to providing assistance to organizations as they transition from a traditional fee-for-service model to an ACOs assisting in the critical transition to provide quality of care..

RAC Audits Still Haunting Medicare Patients, Hospitals.

2017-04-02T13:28:39-04:00By BHM Marketing|Healthcare Fraud and Abuse, Medicare and Medicaid, Services|

Since last fall, the Recovery Audit Contractors have greatly slowed their requests for charts from hospitals nationwide. The program, which has been under fire from the American Hospital Association virtually since it’s inception in 2006, is currently undergoing reform. That being said, for many involved in the previous audits the damage has already been done.

Telemedicine is Expanding but Faces Obstacles

2017-04-02T13:28:39-04:00By BHM Marketing|Financial Analysis, Physician Compensation, Services|

Summary: As a result of the ACA and the increase in patients while the physician shortage is magnified, efforts are under way to address the lopsidedness of supply and demand. One of those efforts is telemedicine. The influx in individuals who are recently eligible for insurance coverage has added fuel to the fire in terms of the number of physicians who can provide care. Telemedicine is expanding in popularity and use as a means to address this issue, while also reducing healthcare costs and increasing both accessibility and affordability.

Factors Influencing ACO Expansion

2017-04-02T13:28:39-04:00By BHM Marketing|Accountable Care Organizations, Financial Analysis, Physician Compensation, Services|

Summary: What is contributing to the rapid expansion of ACOs? What programs are currently being piloted? What are the initial results of current ACOs? What is an ACO? An ACO is a group of healthcare providers who work together and accept accountability for reducing costs and increasing quality of care.

Strategic Planning | Find Your Core Values

2023-07-28T14:44:53-04:00By BHM Marketing|Operational Analysis, Organizational Analysis, Services|

Strategic planning for a healthcare organization needs to incorporate several focuses, but a great place to start is by defining your core values. An organization's core values guide all members of the healthcare system as they work to bring the best care possible to their communities. By defining core values, they can share these with patients and the mission becomes clear to all.

3 Reasons Your Readmission Rates Are Too High

2017-04-02T13:28:39-04:00By BHM Marketing|Care Coordination, Clinical Operations Improvement, Readmissions|

Chances are, whether your on the administrative or clinical side of hospital operations, lowering readmission rates is high on your priority list. For administrators and financial officers, lowering the costs accrued from readmissions is paramount to staying under budget and for doctors and nurses, having patients prepared for life at home after discharge is the mark of truly community minded care. The patient-centered medical home purports medical decision making as an equal playing field; particularly when it comes to post-discharge measures of patient care.

Benefits of ACOs to Both Patients and Providers

2024-06-26T10:44:51-04:00By BHM Marketing|Care Coordination, Financial Analysis, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, PCHCH Accreditation, Physician Compensation, Quality Improvement Programs, Services|

Summary: Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are gaining in popularity as a result of the Affordable Care Act. Have you considered the benefits of ACOs from both the patient and provider perspectives? One of the goals of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is to provide coordinated care which, in turn, increases quality and efficiency within the healthcare field, and reduces costs. ACOs – What is an ACO? ACOs are groups of providers which form an organization based upon the Medical Home (or PCMH) concept. The Medical Home places responsibility for the coordination of care with the primary physician. The primary care physician coordinates with other physicians and providers such as specialty physicians, laboratories and diagnostic imaging, providing a central point for the patient’s medical information.

How Are You Using Physician Data Mining?

2024-06-26T10:46:45-04:00By BHM Marketing|Big Data, Financial Analysis, Physician Compensation, Services|

The pay for performance model of payment has been the preference of health insurance companies for several decades. Previous models made it too easy for money to be paid for services that were not truly needed, were poorly documented or in some cases, were entirely fabricated for the purpose of payment. Pay for performance measures are meant to validate payments to physicians in accordance with The Affordable Care Act by using data mining techniques to keep tabs on physician costs.

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