Healthcare Strategic Management articles from March 2001

Healthcare Strategic Management archives from March 2001

Market Memo: HIPAA may produce better cash flow for hospitals.
March 1, 2001... Hospitals that carefully plan and execute their compliance strategies may earn positive returns on the investments in software, hardware and employee training they will make during the next two or three years to comply with the Health Insurance...

Retention may be key to nurse shortage.(points to consider for retaining older nurses)
March 1, 2001... Retention of baby boomer and older nurses may be the short-term solution to the hospital field's nursing shortage. There are some 300,000 open nursing positions in hospitals. Longer term, say in 8 to 10 years, hospitals must attract more...

STRATEGIC NOTES.(several topics included)
March 1, 2001... The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia opens center for childhood communication The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia opened. The Center for Childhood Communication, a comprehensive, multidisciplinary center devoted to the study of...

STATISTICAL NOTES.
March 1, 2001... Nurse shortage for skilled nursing facilities threatens access to long-term care Access to long-term care is threatened by a shortage of registered nurses and licensed practical nurses, according to a study by the American Health Care...

DATABASE NOTES.
March 1, 2001... Interstudy report shows providers give larger discounts to national PPOs Providers' average fee discounts vary substantially between independent and national preferred provider organizations, according to a new report and database...

Disease management over the Internet reduces hospitalization.
March 1, 2001... A disease management program that communicates with patients over the Internet can reduce both hospitalization and the cost of insurance claims, according to a small study funded by a disease management company and Intel Inc. The strategic...

Recruiting effective hospital board members is becoming more difficult.
March 1, 2001... Community leaders once considered it an honor to serve on the boards of their local not-for-profit hospitals. But today, as board members are required to assume a more proactive role, the community leaders you need to attract to your board may...

Spending more on Medicare is top priority for 33% in pre-Bush poll.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Hospital strategists are trying to figure out the chances that Congress will appropriate more money for Medicare and Medicaid. While anyone who pays attention to congressional activities is aware of the current political climate, it always...

AHA, WEDI, consultants, HHS offer HIPAA resources on the Web.
March 1, 2001... Hospital executives can find information about the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA, PL 104-191) on numerous Web sites. The American Hospital Assn.. (http://www.aha.org) and the Workgroup for Electronic Data...