I once had a conversation with a local consultant friend of mine who has a unique career. What he does is goes into businesses, finds profit leaks, finds ways to help them save money on many different things, and then takes a percentage of the savings as his pay. If he finds nothing, he gets […]
Last week I read a story that mentioned a study that came to this conclusion: Only 14% Of Medical Errors Reported By Hospitals. It’s an alarming story, one that undoubtedly is true, but it’s the kind of story that leads to hysteria instead of understanding. Overall, the question comes down to what constitutes an error. […]
Health care in America is in trouble. It’s in trouble for many reasons, but I tend to believe it’s all related to money. Although people outside the industry tend to believe that hospitals are making money hand over fist, the reality is that the majority of hospitals in this country are either losing money or […]
I talk a lot about leadership on this blog but I’m also a health care finance consultant that concentrates on charge master issues. What this means is that I help hospitals look at their charges to see if they’re coded properly, being priced fairly, and are being captured properly so that they know they’re capturing […]
By the time you see this post I’ll be on my way out of town to see my mother, grandmother, and my grandmother’s brother. My grandmother is in a nursing home, something I think I’ve talked about before. You know, I’ve been in health care more than 28 years now, and though this isn’t the […]
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