Happy Patient, Healthy Hospital: The Patient Experience
Customer service, long an afterthought in the healthcare industry, is now very much on the front lines of hospitals’ strategic planning. Evidence …
Health Spending to Grow By Nearly 6% a Year Through 2025
Healthcare to be 20% of the economy by 2025, says CMS Spending on healthcare is projected to increase 5.8% per year during …
CMS Releases New Proposed Physician Fee Schedule: 6 Things to Know
CMS issued its proposed updates to the 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. This year’s changes include a number of new policies that reflect …
Hospitals with Better Patient-Reported Experience Perform Better Financially
Improving the patient experience can help a hospital improve its financial performance by strengthening customer loyalty, building reputation and brand, and boosting …
Happy Fourth of July from Kaye/Bassman Healthcare Finance!
“Then join hand in hand, Brave Americans all! By uniting we stand, By dividing we fall.” – John Dickinson Have a Safe …
An Open Letter to Patients About Medical Billing
As a follow-up to my latest article, “Educating Patients on Healthcare Benefits,” I want to shift gears a bit and share my …
7 Ways Hospitals Can Reduce Staffing Costs Without Jeopardizing Quality
Hospitals are constantly under pressure to reduce costs. Since staffing is their biggest expense, it’s usually one of the first items on …
The Challenges Facing Rural Health Hospitals
Of all the challenges facing rural health hospitals, recruiting physicians remains one of the most difficult. While the growing shortage of doctors …
Outpatient Facilities Lead Transition to Alternative Payment Models
High percentage of outpatient facilities — 70 percent — who indicated they were transitioning to a new payment model, study showed. Despite …
Healthcare Spending Expected to Fall Trillions Below Projections
According to Robert Wood Johnson’s report, the United States is on track to spend $2.6 trillion less on healthcare between 2014 and …