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Jeff Lagasse

Jeff Lagasse

Jeff Lagasse is Associate Editor at Healthcare Finance.

By Jeff Lagasse | 11:32 am | June 04, 2020
With fewer elective procedures due to widespread restrictions, the telehealth share of total medical claim lines has increased greatly.
By Jeff Lagasse | 12:58 pm | June 03, 2020
HHS is providing an additional $250 million, while giving hospitals until the end of the day to submit their revenue information.
By Jeff Lagasse | 06:36 pm | May 28, 2020
Predictive analytics and natural language processing have helped the system improve readmission, utilization and quality metrics.
By Jeff Lagasse | 05:35 pm | May 27, 2020
Pointing data-gathering efforts in the right direction holds the potential to deliver better value-based care.
By Jeff Lagasse | 04:35 pm | May 13, 2020
Potential benefits to robust analytics and real-time reporting capabilities include more reimbursement dollars and better patient care.
By Jeff Lagasse | 04:30 pm | May 12, 2020
In addition to an expanded ED, the hospital knew it had to improve interstaff communications to bolster patient care.
By Jeff Lagasse | 06:12 pm | May 07, 2020
By incorporating referrals into a physicians' EHR and creating a focused group of specialists, the shift to value is made that much easier.
By Jeff Lagasse | 04:58 pm | May 05, 2020
There's a crucial difference between patient satisfaction and patient loyalty, and understanding it can yield better retention.
By Jeff Lagasse | 03:59 pm | May 05, 2020
Leveraging regulatory allowances and establishing sound analytic capabilities can help ensure patients continue treatment with necessary drugs.
By Jeff Lagasse | 05:18 pm | April 27, 2020
By automating certain data-driven tasks, administrative waste can be dramatically reduced and RCM operations can move more efficiently.