I attended a fascinating session at the Becker’s Roundtable conference for CEO/CFO/CIO’s. Being a technology geek, I love hearing and seeing how technology is improving the cost of providing healthcare. The power of data can truly be amazing as in this example! For years, hospitals have been isolated from each other on how much they […]
If you haven’t yet attended one of Scott Becker’s “CEO/CIO Roundtable” Conferences, do try to make one of his next semi-annual meetings. Becker assembles a disparate group of speakers and powerhouse hospital luminaries to share best practices in a rather intimate environment, and attendees are absolutely unafraid to challenge moderators and speakers during sessions. After
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There is no doubt that the approach for delivering healthcare in America is in change mode. In 2016, the level and quality of personalized experiences will be a key factor as it relates to who wins patients and revenues that they bring. Healthcare leaders are looking to leverage systems to deliver customer intelligence to the
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Why is documentation so important for proper reimbursement for surgical procedures? In order to get properly reimbursed for a surgical procedure, you must be able to prove through documentation what you’re are trying to get reimbursedfor. If you can’t prove it, then you will not get paid for it. Government programs such as Medicare and
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As the provider of solutions to Hospitals, admittedly, I don’t know much about Hospitals. OK, I am married to a physician (my bona fides: spending Thanksgiving dinner, made by Boston Market, with my wife in the On Call room when she was a Resident when we first married). I also did a lot of research
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Progress in patient safety has been a challenge in many areas of the hospital and many facilities have made significant changes in their practice of reprocessing endoscopes. With this said, guidelines and practice are in a continuous state of change. It is the responsibility of the hospital to make sure they do not become too
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Don’t Assume Your Current, Multi-million dollar systems are making it easier for your staff to find and make positive change with documentation/billing/inventory management. In over 20 years marketing to and consulting with hospital administrators and managers, I’ve learned two things: 1) Hospital decision makers are smart; they have a vision, but their culture and current
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In the past and for most of healthcare today, inventory has been managed independently from the rest of the business of providing healthcare. Recent articles ( 7 Reasons to Merge Revenue Cycle and Supply Chain Management ) have suggested the benefits of combining supply chain and revenue cycle. When you step back and look at
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What is a Medical Device Recall? A recall is an action taken to address a problem with a medical device that violates FDA law. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health. A medical device recall
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I love data. I am a self-professed data geek. If you know me, you know I measure my time at work, my time working out, my time learning, and even sleeping! I know that I spend 31% of my life sleeping (which makes me think – how can I get by with sleeping less?) Yet,