Jeff Lagasse
Strategic Planning
Smoking cessation efforts could ultimately be a strong investment that allows the hospital to retain more reimbursement dollars.
Administrative complexity accounted for the most waste, estimated at $256.6 billion, and pricing failure was a close second.
While there's no universal standard for what constitutes a preventable ICU admission, those with chronic medical conditions may be good candidates.
Strategic Planning
Making the process more palatable for consumers can help to avoid revenue leakage and lawsuits.
Pophealth
Majority of hospitals, physician practices screen patients for at least one SDOH, Dartmouth study f…
The pressure on physicians and hospitals to address social determinants will likely increase, as they've been a focus of payers and providers.
Focus on operational efficiency and RTLS technology has given Wake Forest Baptist Health a financia…
Real-time tracking technologies allow the organization to monitor everything from patients to medical equipment.
Population Health
Hospital closures represent a not-often reported social determinant of health, as they stress patient resources.
Population Health
Because access to health services can be an issue in rural locales, rural hospital closings had a profound impact.
Pophealth
How artificial intelligence can allow providers to get a better handle on social determinants of he…
AI and SDOH developed separately, but they're now converging as technology keeps up with the need to make actionable use of data.
Strategic Planning
Physician compensation rebounded from a stagnant 2017, but the increase in productivity was negligible.