Report: Hospital Consolidation Raises Consumer Costs

Healthcare Finance Hospital consolidation, particularly the acquisition of ambulatory facilities, outpatient centers, and physician practices, is resulting in increased consumer costs according to a 2023 report from Georgetown University. In reviewing the laws and regulations of 11 states, as well as 40 qualitative interviews conducted between November 2022 and April 2023, the Georgetown team found that consolidated services result in …

The Need for Effective Hospital HR Management

The value of human resource management is often overlooked by many healthcare firms.  However, the effect of a properly managed department can have a tremendous impact on the overall health and performance of the facility.  Investing in a hospital HR management system is one of the best ways to increase productivity and enhance overall administration.  If you are an acting hospital HR manager, here …

Hospital HR: How To Avoid A HIPAA Violation As A Hospital Employee

In a fast paced environment, like that of a hospital emergency room, it is easy to forget to protect a patient’s privacy. By shattering this sacred trust between medical personnel and their clientele, many of these employees can lose both their license for practice and/or pay fines of thousands of dollars. One of the most crucial aspects of hospital HR …

Why Epic Systems Might Be Perfect For You

Present day healthcare is moving from the traditional paper medical charts to a digital format. Epic Systems  provides electronic record systems. Epic’s health care software is used at thousands of health clinics and hospitals all over the United States.  In addition to storing electronic health records for more than half of all Americans, Epic applications offer: Registration and Scheduling Billing …

Change Your Hospital HR Management Approach for the Better

So much has changed in the healthcare industry in recent years, and those changes have proven to be quite difficult for hospitals to manage. Medical staff has been particularly affected in that they have dealt with the brunt of changing healthcare requirements and increased reporting obligations. Hospital hr has become an area of particular focus in order to help facilities cut …

5 Budget Concerns For Hospital HR Systems

With medical liability insurance for each employee, paying for years worth of schooling, and recruiting personnel in uncertain political times, hospital HR systems drive significant costs which an organization incurs in both labor and capital. From recruiting the best doctors to managing a diverse workforce, HR software implementation is a key tool in the complete employee life cycle. The following are …

Consider the Best Uses of Time for Your Administrative Team

It’s the job of managers to write the best schedules for their assigned employees. In a healthcare organization that has already implemented PeopleSoft HRM, managers know this because they spend a lot of time reviewing personnel reports. They examine barriers to maximum productivity within the employee work day, including ensuring extra staff coverage for peak times and covering worker absences due to illness, personal reasons, and attrition. Consider How Administrators Use Their Time …

Pre-Admission Procedures Improve Hospital Finances

Pre-admission procedures gives a hospital its first opportunity to positively impact hospital financial management. Pre-admission Affects Hospital and Patient Resources From the hospital’s point of view, pre-admission interaction presents the best occasion to schedule hospital resources appropriately in advance. The threshold question from the patient’s perspective is whether the anticipated health care is necessary. Not only is that something that …