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KLAS: Impact Advisors, Guidehourse, Chartis Rates High for Financial Improvement Consulting Engagements

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: Healthcare organizations are facing unprecedented financial pressure; several macroeconomic factors—including the COVID-19 pandemic, inflation, and staffing shortages—have forced organizations to work around decreased revenues and increased costs.

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2024: The Year of Smarter Automation and AI in Healthcare Revenue Cycle

HIT Consultant

In fact, after decades of slogging through manual processes, healthcare organizations are joining the movement and implementing automation and AI solutions to improve revenue cycle processes. Some may be fatigued by it, or even afraid of it, but the reality is AI is here to stay in 2024.

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2024: The Year of Smarter Automation and AI in Healthcare Revenue Cycle

HIT Consultant

In fact, after decades of slogging through manual processes, healthcare organizations are joining the movement and implementing automation and AI solutions to improve revenue cycle processes. Some may be fatigued by it, or even afraid of it, but the reality is AI is here to stay in 2024.

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Executive Leadership Rounds: 9 Steps to Improve HCAHPS + Staff Engagement & Retention

Readiness Rounds

Through meaningful interactions, these rounds encourage open communication, empathy, and accountability, leading to improved staff satisfaction and retention along with a clear and objective understanding of staff improvement priorities. When leaders engage with staff in a caring way, it boosts their morale and engagement.

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KLAS: Impact Advisors, Guidehouse, Chartis Rates High for Financial Improvement Consulting Engagements

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: Healthcare organizations are facing unprecedented financial pressure; several macroeconomic factors—including the COVID-19 pandemic, inflation, and staffing shortages—have forced organizations to work around decreased revenues and increased costs.

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States Build Capacity to Address Maternal Mortality through Policy Innovations

NASHP

After discussion with IDPH, Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) also established a prenatal and postpartum care HEDIS (Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set) measure performance improvement project for Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) to identify and close a health disparity gap.

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CMS Action to Expand Access to Emergency Care Services in Rural Communities  

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. CMS has proposed standards for REHs that closely align with the current CAH CoPs in most cases, while taking into account the uniqueness of REHs and statutory requirements.