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The changing role of the hospital CFO
Hospital chief financial officers are becoming more involved in operations and long-term returns on investment rather than only the organization's day-to-day finances.
Study: EHRs provide good ROI for hospitals in low-income settings
Implementing an electronic health record system provides a good return on investment for hospitals in low-income areas, according to a case study recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Information Association.
Hospital mergers don't guarantee financial benefits
An impending report by Booz & Company studying the success of hospital mergers may raise some eyebrows of those who have been advocating greater consolidation.
Health IT can be a good investment, but not in a vacuum
Health IT is likely worth the return on investment, but simply owning an EHR doesn't automatically reduce costs and improve quality, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.
Aetna pinches off fraud with data-mining, info-sharing tech
Fraud prevention at Aetna, which focuses on health IT to root out potential fraudsters, has yielded very strong results for the insurer--a 15:1 return on investment.
Consultants debunk 'myths' of EHR implementation
EHR vendors will provide all the technical expertise you need, right? EHRs can't provide a measurable return on investment. And it's inevitable that productivity will slow to a crawl during an
EMRs help to improve 'people, planet, profits'
You want an EMR, but you also want a return on your investment. At least one non-healthcare pundit believes you should look past just the financial bottom line and see that EMRs can provide benefits
Build multiple levels of value into an EMR to produce ROI
Want a return on the sizable investment in an EMR? View the technology not as merely a replacement for paper charts, but as the basis for creating new capabilities within the organization, such as
KLAS says digital mammography offers strong ROI
While it's not cheap, digital mammography equipment can provide a strong return on investment by increasing the capacity for providers to conduct tests, according to a new report from research firm
Health plans and reform: How will they be affected?
This week, a reader wrote to me to ask what changes I thought health plans would have to undergo to make it in a post-health reform world. Below is the response I offered. I thought I'd share it with
