By Susanna Partrick – Nearly eight out of ten healthcare internal auditors in a recent survey by PwC believe risks are increasing. As a result, almost nine out of ten say they have gone through or will soon be involved in significant business transformation.
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By Susam Vang – While patients today have more complications and multiple health problems, clinical care has become even more complex and specialized. These days, an entire team of healthcare workers work together to coordinate a patient’s well-being.
By Susan Cruz – In today’s disruptive healthcare environment, we’re hearing of all sorts of new initiatives that aim to provide the best and most affordable healthcare to patients. Everything from MACRA, to Meaningful Use, to interoperability.
By Sou Chon Young – What’s a horseshoe-nail story got to do with healthcare revenue cycle management? It illustrates that the smallest detail can ultimately make the difference between success and failure.
By Robert Freedman – If you mistakenly submit a single claim that results in a $100 government over reimbursement, you could now be subject to a penalty of over $20,000, according to the lawyers at Mintz Levin.
By Johanna Legaspi – When hearing the words “information governance”, at first glance, you think ‘does this deal with the government’? In fact, it is a part of something larger than we expected: healthcare information and data security.
By Steven M. Wagner, PhD, MPA – Healthcare leaders need to look at the bigger picture of healthcare reform rather than narrowly focusing on its separate components.
By Paul Fox – According to a recent report, three out of four employers now offer high deductible health insurance plans, up from just over two out of four five years ago.
By Don Livsey – Big data, informatics, business intelligence, and data mining have all been floated as “silver bullets” to solve the riddle of healthcare reform. One that will likely have the biggest impact, however, is population health. HealthcareIT News recently reported that population health and data analytics are the top two topics of interest for 2016.