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Joe Polaris for HFMAMarch 13, 2020
Joe Polaris Talks Risk and Benefits of M&A and How to Achieve Consumerism Goals with HFMA
Hospital M&A activities have been trending up in recent years, and with the promised economies of scale it seems like an attractive option. However, according to Joe Polaris, Senior Vice President of Product Technology at R1, achieving the desired benefits of consolidation can be difficult. Joe recently ...
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Physician Services
Richard Lopez del RinconFebruary 20, 2020
Five Ways to Decrease Patient No Shows in Physician Practices
Patients who do not show up for scheduled appointments disrupt practice flow by taking dedicated time slots away from other patients and negatively impact the productivity of both the provider and staff. Practices often waive ‘no shows’ as a normal part of business but when translated to a bottom-line impact, ...
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Quality Programs
Lynn Guerrant BSN, MSJanuary 31, 2020
Six Important Steps in Creating a Quality Improvement Team for a Physician Practice
Quality and value seem to be two of the most elusive words in health care today. The debate over how to define, measure, and achieve quality and value, stretches from shore to shore, across all specialties and to the top reaches of our government. While definitions and rules change with startling rapidity, one ...
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R1 RCMApril 13, 2019
How to Perform a Physician Practice Assessment
Is it time for a checkup? Whether your practice is healthy or in operational pain, a physician practice assessment can uncover the underlying problems that are holding your practice back. Long before “big data” and “analytics” were buzz words in the healthcare industry, physician practices have been using ...
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Physician Services
Maren KiemenDecember 28, 2018
Five Ways to Build a Successful Physician Referral Network
Physicians often rely on referrals for new patient flow through their practice. Unfortunately, most doctors network incorrectly, inconsistently and ineffectively. Having a consistent effort toward building and maintaining a healthy referral network could be the key to resolving these problems and, in turn, ...
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CMS
Coding
Ginger MillerNovember 8, 2018
Recognizing the Importance of Innovation in Medical Coding
A significant portion of operational impact, support and overall compliance in healthcare services starts with coding. Medical coding helps the healthcare industry transform diagnoses, physician’s notes, and various medical services into a common language that ensures both the patient, provider and payers receive ...
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RevCycle IntelligenceSeptember 25, 2018
End-to-end Revenue Cycle Management Key to Success at Ascension
The healthcare revenue cycle contains many moving parts. Hospitals and health systems typically rely on a patchwork of technologies and best practices to ensure everything from patient access and registration to medical billing and collections is running smoothly.
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Ethics
Corey Perman for Profile MagazineSeptember 18, 2017
Bringing Ethics to the Forefront
Corey Perman admits that for every company, there might be a different name for what he does. Compliance, corporate responsibility, and corporate integrity all denote key aspects of his position as executive vice president, compliance and risk at Chicago-based R1 RCM, which provides revenue cycle ...
