ZFUZE shows 91.4% Fusion Rates at 8 months

Operational inefficiencies, labor shortages and the fast-changing billing environment that came with COVID have contributed to rising denial rates in the revenue cycle process.

A new initiative in New Haven, Conn., plans to unite leaders from community organizations and state and local governments with Yale-affiliated university, hospital and health system faculty to address healthcare needs in the area. 

Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Healthcare has launched three community care programs. 

Everyday, we create 2.5 quintillion bytes of data (yes, that number has 17 zeroes in it!). And the pace of data creation only continues to accelerate. As good data stewards, we must take ownership of the data we create and harness it to solve healthcare’s challenges while making our systems more efficient. In this article on information governance and data stewardship, we illustrate the roles data use and retention policies play in advancing healthcare.

Did you know that despite the introduction of many new patient experience solutions in healthcare, most do not address the underlying issues that providers are challenged with today? Watch this video to learn how Dash® by Relatient has helped some provider groups increase online scheduling by up to 300% by solving for the underlying complexities of patient engagement and scheduling.

Proliferating severe weather events, mass shootings and other disasters in the United States mean that hospitals and healthcare systems must have a well-thought, up-to-date plan for handling various crises.

Patient experience has become a critical element in the delivery of healthcare. But despite the importance of the patient experience, organizations often still struggle with delivering experiences that patients want rather than what organizations believe they want.

The urgency of modernizing the patient financial experience is undeniable, as out-of-pocket healthcare costs keep rising along with patients' expectations for cost transparency and more convenient payment options. 

Walmart, the nation's largest private employer, is expanding abortion coverage in employee healthcare plans, The Washington Post reported Aug. 20. 

Large healthcare systems are improving their capabilities through mergers and acquisitions, but partnerships, joint ventures and alliances can open similar doors to expansion, according to an Aug. 11 article in McKinsey Quarterly. 

Meeting with clinicians for one hour may cost up to $1,000 of missed clinical revenue, physicians estimate. 

With a low hospitalization and death rate for monkeypox, health systems don't expect the outbreak to pose a large burden on inpatient care. Still, ramping up communication and infection control policies are key to alleviating employee concerns and providing effective care to infected patients who may show up in ambulatory settings, healthcare leaders say.

Jefferson Health saw a significant opportunity to create a comprehensive patient blood management (PBM) program to reduce blood usage while decreasing costs, help address staffing issues, increase revenue and most importantly, improve patient outcomes.

Beyond transitioning oftentimes unnecessary and costly care, it’s a way of treating patients in a preferred, familiar venue

Ascension is hiring chief strategy officers for its markets in Alabama and Indiana. 

Smart hospitals leverage technology and data to provide outstanding care, a differentiated patient and staff experience and operational efficiency.

Since JoAnn was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer in 2016, the wife, grandmother, and educator has consistently monitored her disease to catch potential progression as early as possible. “My mantra is always the same: Stay ahead of it,” she said.

The Progressive Care Unit at Tampa General Hospital has generated impressive results, including an 83% ventilator weaning rate and 75% reduction in readmissions.

CVS Health has named Creagh Milford, MD, senior vice president of retail health, according to an Aug. 10 tweet from the company's chief medical officer, Sree Chaguturu, MD.