In our final installment with Bob Wells, he discusses the questions healthcare leaders should ask when considering payment reform, shares some of his tips and resources, and gives examples of who is doing it right. What questions should healthcare leaders ask (of themselves or others) when considering Payment reform? How well does our organization understand […]
We are back with Bob Wells to discuss the challenges that still remain with payment reform and his advice for leaders who want to address it. What challenges remain? There are three key challenges that remain: 1. Approaches and financial models around payment reform Various models are being tested and the results evaluated. This information […]
We sit down with Reena Koshy of the Puget Sound Health Alliance to discuss the Multi-Payer Medical Home Payment pilot. Organization Overview: The Puget Sound Health Alliance is a non-profit, multi-stakeholder regional health improvement collaborative. The Alliance is part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Aligning Forces for Quality program, having joined the program in 2006 […]
We sit down with HealthFlock contributor Bob Wells to discuss the need for payment reform and the progress made so far. Bob Wells is an executive with more than 25 years of experience in delivering technology and service solutions to healthcare provider organizations either in the acute or ambulatory medical settings nationally and internationally. He […]
Jay Fulkerson, president and CEO of HPS, talks about a streamlined payment method that helps providers and consumers, and shares his thoughts on the importance of payment reform in the healthcare industry. Organization Overview: Health Payment Systems (HPS) is a healthcare technology company aimed at taking waste out of the claims administration process, while making the […]
A new clinical business intelligence network (CBIN) has formed with the mission to learn, share and connect on the critical process of integrating business intelligence with healthcare enterprise strategy. To download the article, click here – 3.1.13.CBIN Founding Members Release_FINAL
In John Torinus’s latest blog, he discusses the impact of lean in manufacturing and how other sectors are utilizing lean practices. John shares how lean is transforming healthcare and can be applied to any process. To download the blog, click here
Kim Johnson and Todd Molefenter, deputy directors at NIATx, explain how creating provider-payer partnerships can improve addiction treatment. Organization Overview Founded in 2003, NIATx works with behavioral health and human services organizations across the country to improve the quality of services delivered by implementing a simple process improvement method. NIATx is part of the University […]
We highlighted the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation in our recent Mayo Proceedings article about “The Promise of Lean in Healthcare.” Now, HCC is taking steps toward greater payment reform as well. New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation is continuing the type of improvement work we discussed in “The Promise of Lean […]
An urgent need in American health care is improving quality and efficiency while controlling costs. One promising management approach Lean. The goal of this article is to provide a template for health care leaders to use in considering the implementation of Lean. The Promise of Lean in Healthcare Article
