Kelsey Brimmer
Kelsey Brimmer is associate editor at Healthcare Finance News. She covers hospitals and IDNs as well as industry trends.
10:32 am
April 03, 2014
It's going to be hard to get your C-suite to believe you on ICD-10 when you ask for more support to help with the transition, but on the bright side, you'll have more time.
01:11 pm
April 02, 2014
The Senate's vote March 31 to delay implementation of ICD-10 by a year might be providing hospitals extra time to get ready for the transition, but it will have a negative financial impact on the bottom line, according to revenue cycle management executives.
10:38 am
November 04, 2013
The Joint Commission's Annual Report on Quality and Safety 2013, shows that 33 percent -- or 1,099 hospitals -- of all Joint Commission-accredited hospitals that reported accountability measure data for 2012 ranked as top performing hospitals using evidence-based care processes.
09:01 am
October 03, 2013
Healthcare delivery that stresses value over volume requires a transformed business model, says Marjie Harbrecht, CEO of HealthTeamWorks in Lakewood, Colo. In order to be sustainable, she adds, the business model must adequately incorporate provider compensation, and spur all providers on the care-delivery team to deliver higher value care.
11:11 am
April 01, 2013
Driven by skyrocketing healthcare spending, the Healthcare Financial Management Association has launched Value Journey, a new initiative with 35 hospital systems across the country to identify common challenges, as well as common capabilities, strategies and tactics.
09:49 am
February 28, 2013
When it comes to healthcare analytics, hospitals and health systems can benefit most from the information if they move towards understanding the analytic discoveries, rather than just focusing on the straight facts.
05:59 am
February 20, 2013
Want your hospital to survive in the ever-changing healthcare marketplace while saddled with new healthcare reform mandates? Optimize three fundamental components of care delivery: clinical/operational integration, financial integration, and shared infrastructure and governance, advises Steven Berkowitz, president of SMB Health Consulting in...
10:10 am
January 01, 2013
The healthcare industry continued to grow, adding 45,000 jobs to the nation's economy in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported Jan. 4.
01:42 pm
October 29, 2012
As the mammoth storm advances on the New Jersey coastline, Hackensack University Medical Center is working to protect the IT infrastructure of its hospital command center, while also deploying mobile satellite emergency department vehicles to deliver emergency care to low-lying areas.
10:45 am
October 17, 2012
In a live webcast Tuesday, the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) called on healthcare organizations to step up quality and error reporting.
