July 17, 2024- Hospitals and health systems constantly balance the need to deliver quality care while running a successful business. As shifts in sites of care, payment models and patient choices drive macro changes, how do providers deliver exceptional care while maintaining financial performance?
According to HealthTrust Performance Group (HealthTrust), a leading healthcare performance improvement company, organizations should consider the following to successfully navigate these market shifts:
Empowering acute and non-acute care organizations with total cost management
ASC innovation around surgical and anesthesia techniques, as well as recovery strategies, has been a major contributor to the decreasing number of procedures on the CMS “inpatient only” list. That’s good news for patients, but the impact on hospitals is significant.
In response, hospitals are reevaluating their care delivery strategies by consolidating activities, analyzing value streams to remove waste, and seeking economies of scale. Simultaneously, non-acute care organizations like physician offices and ASCs are engaging in similar work to improve efficiencies.
Read more in the latest issue of JHC.