Amerinet Executive Briefings
Whether the focus is on a quality best practice or streamlining costs, Amerinet executive briefings are written by experts who understand the challenges facing the healthcare industry today with the intent to provide information that you can use to do your job.
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Amerinet Executive Briefing Examines Out-of-Network Billing for Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs)
Dispelling the Myths of Out-of-Network BillingThere is no more controversial issue in the outpatient market today than out-of-network billing. It is important to understand the risks as well as the benefits for your ASC. This is particularly true given the dramatic legislative changes and evolving insurance company responses to out-of-network billing that have recently been implemented. This briefing offers insight into the issues and how to handle them.
Published May 2010Scott J. Rein, President, Strategic Outpatient Solutions, LLC
Creating a Culture of Quality and Patient Safety In conjunction with Amerinet’s Executive Roundtable in February 2010, nearly 170 executives at Amerinet member facilities responded to a 30-question, online survey regarding patient safety and quality. Three common themes emerged from the survey results. Published May 2010An Amerinet Publication
Keeping the Reimbursement Train on Track In a market where available capital is shrinking, healthcare organizations must look internally to increase cash flow. Like the supply chain, the revenue cycle holds huge opportunities to generate cash. From the moment the patient walks in the door through final collection of payment for the services delivered to that patient, the revenue cycle process touches all points of care. Read this briefing to learn what healthcare executives need to do to recapturing these funds. Published May 2010Kelley Blair MA, vice president at Craneware Professional ServicesLinda Corley, MBA, CPC, corporate compliance officer, Dell Services Revenue Cycle Solutions
Efficiencies of Your Supply ChainThis briefing challenges that business is moving to a “new normal” and the key is to stop viewing the supply chain only within the constraints of the facility’s walls and start looking at all the upstream and downstream relationships to find new ways to maximize value. Published February 2010 Vicki Smith-Daniels, Ph.D., Professor of Supply Chain Management at the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University
Implant Costs: Why ASC-Physician Collaboration Makes Sense In order to thrive and survive in today’s environment, it is essential for ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) to control the cost of implants in addition to handling more complex cases. To this end, facilities, physicians and group purchasing organizations (GPOs) must work together to find a way to control implant costs. This paper discusses these changes. Published January 2010 David Forquer, Clinical Strategist, Enterprise Solutions, Amerinet
Quality and Patient Safety: A Sharper Focus The findings detailed in this report point to a focus by all healthcare facilities on continued and significant improvements in the quality of care they deliver and patient safety. This briefing takes a multifaceted look at quality and patient safety and serves as a summary of a three-step process. Published May 2009 An Amerinet Publication
Capital Expansion: Current Trends and Issues Commitment to an overall and ongoing capital improvement program is a vital component in a healthcare facility’s overall mission to provide quality patient care. The importance of this factor is evidenced by the fact that well over half of the respondents to Amerinet’s recent survey on capital expansion said they plan to undertake a project within the next two years. Published December 2008An Amerinet Publication
Hiring the Right Person the First Time Hiring the wrong leader can cost you and your organization. In a research study with 80 top performing healthcare leaders nationwide, senior executives estimated that the direct and indirect costs of hiring the wrong person for a key leadership position can exceed six to 10 times that person’s annual salary. Learn how to hire the right candidate by reading this executive briefing. Published December 2008 Kenneth Cohen, Ph.D., President and CEO, The Synergy Organization
Improving the Health of Healthcare One Organization at a Time This briefing focuses on how healthy and fit cultures contribute most to high performance by defining and measuring employee commitment and engagement; addresses best practices in connecting your employee survey measurement process to performance and talent management; and discusses the impact of employee commitment and engagement on productivity, patient outcomes and financial results. Published December 2008 Tom Olivo, Healthcare Performance Solutions
Elder Abuse: Strategies for Detection and Prevention Health care administrators in longterm care settings need to be acutely aware of a growing issue – elder abuse. The percentage of nursing homes with abuse violations has increased, in part, because of more stringent reporting requirements as well as the increasing vulnerability of the residents. To combat elder abuse, administrators should familiarize themselves with several key terms outlined in this paper. Published September 2008 Catherine Mullahy, RN, BS, CRRN, CCM, author of The Case Manager’s Handbook
Drilling Deep - The Data Within This briefing explores many data mining technologies readily available and focuses on the value in capturing data from existing systems, harnessing it and distributing it to individuals throughout the organization. The right people and skills are critical because without the right people, organizations may lose the insight into the data that could be apparent to people with experience. Published September 2008 Michael Nájera, Business Solutions Group, Craneware, Inc
Quality-Based Gainsharing - Putting Quality FirstThis briefing explores how quality-based gainsharing promises greater savings than traditional gainsharing because the savings extend beyond implant costs. More importantly, this model puts quality first, aligning all incentives with the true mission of each health care provider – caring for patients. Published September 2008 Karen Barrow, former vice president, Amerinet Clinical Advantage®
The Physician Engagement Imperative: From The Tipping Point to the Toppling Point This briefing is intended to get physicians to think differently and hopefully act differently in the relationships with other physicians. There is tremendous potential for a small group of committed, thoughtful physicians to change the dynamic in any given medical community. And if one can identify, harness and leverage the potential of that small group of like-minded physicians with high professional values and standards of conduct, the same thing can be accomplished in your medical community. Updated September 2008 Brian Wong, M.D., MPH, Founding Partner, Healthcare Performance Solutions
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