Insights and Trends
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Headlines from the Hill: May Edition
May 16, 2023Stay on top of the latest regulatory shifts and healthcare breaking news with Headlines from the Hill.
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An Advisory Board Analysis: 3 Key Pain Points to Address in Behavioral Healthcare
May 16, 2023Prevalence of behavioral health conditions grew 50% in 2021 and continues to steadily increase year over year. To help combat these rising numbers, mental health tech startups were provided funding to grow their service offerings – collectively reaching $5.5 billion globally in 2021.1
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Infographic: Five Financial Benefits of Rehabilitation Partnership
May 12, 2023As financial strain continues to impact hospitals across the country, health leaders are seeking strategies to increase financial stability amid an ever-changing landscape. In doing so, a hospital can effectively obtain additional resources to provide high-quality care to the right patient, in the right care setting and at right time in their care journey.
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Three Flexible Partnership Structures Helping to Improve Care Quality and Outcomes
April 18, 2023When thinking about partnership structures, free-standing hospitals most often come to mind – but that is not always the case. In addition to the three most common hospital partnership models, there are additional structures in which partnerships can take form.
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Infographic: Benefits of Building Flexibility Into Your Hospital’s Long-term Plans
April 05, 2023As the medical complexity of patients in the U.S. continues to increase, it is important for providers to be flexible in their ability to respond to current and future patient needs. This has been proven to be especially vital as the COVID-19 public health emergency demonstrated the need for health systems to have flexible bed capacity and care models.
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Headlines from the Hill: April Edition
April 04, 2023Stay on top of the latest regulatory shifts and healthcare breaking news with Headlines from the Hill.
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Behavioral Health Staffing Strains: Where Do Hospital Priorities Lie?
April 03, 2023As behavioral health leaders continue to navigate the intricacies of healthcare environment – including rapidly rising patient admissions, regulatory shifts and overcrowded emergency departments (EDs) – experts note that the ongoing staffing shortage will continue to be the largest pain point throughout 2023.1
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Behavioral Health in the Primary Care Setting: 5 Areas of Positive Impact
March 28, 2023Behavioral health integration within the primary care setting can play a pivotal role in a hospital’s ability to generate improved patient satisfaction and outcomes, as well as enhanced hospital efficiency and overall care quality.
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Customizable Partnership Solutions Tailored to Unique Hospital Needs
March 13, 2023Partnership has become a leading strategy to efficiently improve quality while continuing to meet the needs of the growing medically complex patient population. While common, partnership is most often thought of in terms of joint-ventures but come in many shapes and sizes. Every hospital and community is different, and therefore a one-size-fits-all partnership strategy does not work.
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The Impact Prolonged Length of Stay has on Hospital Financial Performance
March 08, 2023At the end of 2022, 68% of hospitals were projected to operate at a financial loss due to barriers with inflation, rising operational costs and ongoing clinical labor shortages.1
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Reducing Unnecessary ED Visits Can Lead to Significant Cost Savings: How Behavioral Health Can Help
February 27, 2023Emergency departments (EDs) have the potential to experience over $4 billion in annual cost savings if adequate mental health resources continue to grow in communities across the nation, notes a recent American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC) report.
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CMS Proposed and Final Rulings: What Does this Mean for Your Hospital?
February 20, 2023The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a proposed rule highlighting intentions to regulate Medicare Advantage (MA) plans from using internal, propriety guidelines to inform coverage determinations for its patients.
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Infographic: 4 Benefits of Behavioral Health Partnership for Hospital Performance
February 15, 2023Workforce shortages, restricted patient access and shifting reimbursement are among the top challenges facing hospitals trying to meet the growing behavioral health population. Addressing today’s need is vital to help safeguard the overall health of their local community, and to relieve demand from emergency departments and other key areas of a hospital’s operations.
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Reducing Claims Denials: A Key Focus for Health Leaders in 2023
February 06, 2023Claims denials have increased between 10%-15% according to a recent Experian Health survey of over 200 heath leaders.
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Addressing the Growing Behavioral Health Population: 3 Key Strategies
January 30, 2023Recent research highlights that one in five U.S. adults, or 47.6 million people, experience mental illness each year.1 These spikes are an extension of an ongoing crisis in behavioral health globally and are not expected to decrease in the coming years.
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3 Steps to Help Optimize Your Hospital’s Rehabilitation Unit
January 25, 2023With greater emphasis being placed on care transitions and readmission rates, inpatient rehabilitation units have incredible potential to become high-performing centers of excellence that create greater patient access and enhance the performance of the entire hospital.
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American’s Mental Health Crisis: Where Do We Stand as a Nation?
January 16, 202390% of Americans believe there is a mental health crisis, according to a recent survey conducted by CNN and the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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Generational Trends Expected to Impact Hospital Operations and Outcomes
January 09, 2023By 2030, the U.S. population is set to exceed 355 million people – a 6% jump from today’s 333 million.1 During this time, the healthcare space is expected to see major shifts in generational trends, ultimately leading to modifications in care delivery and service line prioritization.
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Top Post-Acute Trends for 2023: Is Your Hospital Prepared?
December 20, 2022Determining a hospital’s strategic focus for the upcoming year can be challenging. From combating the ongoing workforce shortage and addressing chronic disease management to enhancing financial performance and hospital flexibility, there are often competing priorities.
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Technology’s Role in Improving Health Equity
December 14, 2022As hospitals work to fill gaps in their clinical workforce and elevate their financial performance, many are finding relief in digital technology’s ability to meet the unique needs of their community.
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