Shorter hospital stays after surgery lead to fewer complications and better outcomes. But building a faster pathway home requires every member of the health care team to work together with more efficient protocols.

The role of medical coders has advanced dramatically in the last few decades with the arrival of encoders, specialized software programs that assist in choosing codes. With this technology, the coding process has been streamlined and accuracy in pati...

Artificial intelligence is disrupting every area of life, including the way organizations find talent.

How do you get people to thoroughly wash their hands? Or to stay six feet away from others as part of a precautionary “social distancing” protocol? Or to refrain from visiting loved ones in nursing homes? These questions have taken on a life-or-death...

Influenced by state legislation as well as the efforts of institutional investors and other diversity advocates, companies have been adding more diverse directors to their boards than ever before.

Every year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) conducts a review of the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes and the corresponding Work Relative Value Unit (wRVU) values to determine if changes are needed based on the time, sk...

Preoperative care centers (PCCs) improve patient satisfaction and reduce the number of day-of-surgery cancellations; however, optimal staffing models have not been established. At the center in our study, the PCC structure was altered to include a fu...

Every year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) conducts a review of the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes and the corresponding Work Relative Value Unit (wRVU) values to determine if changes are needed based on the time, sk...

In this new book, Max Reiboldt, CPA, and his team at Coker Group, equip physicians, physician leaders, health system administrators and private investors with an abundance of knowledge and effective strategies for making sound decisions based on the ...

But effective supply chain performance directly links to patient outcomes and clinical safety influencing much more than PPE. Prior to COVID, many physician leaders recognized the value of supply chain excellence. More need to appreciate the value ...

Hospital at Home — which delivers Bluetooth-enabled equipment such as heart rate, blood pressure and blood-oxygen monitors to patients with chronic illnesses to manage their recovery at home — could deliver hospital-quality care at 60% of the cost fo...

For Medicare for All to work for all stakeholders, physicians must play a lead role.