FORT POLK, La. —Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital is encouraging beneficiaries to take greater ownership of their healthcare with a new digital process for managing off-post specialty referrals. As ...

New referral protocol that incorporates AMI READMITS assessment tools improved the referral process for patients with type-1 myocardial infarction. A newly developed evidence-based protocol increased ...

Value-based payment models like accountable care organizations are increasing pressure on hospitals to not only address medical issues but also address the social determinants of health by connecting ...

"Revenue leakage" -- healthcare providers cringe at the term, because it represents dollars that aren't coming into the system, but could be. Revenue cycle inefficiencies and poor communication around ...

Prior to implementing case and referral management technology, St. Luke's University Health Network was struggling with standardizing how it effectively and efficiently managed post-acute referrals ...

Today’s referral process makes it difficult for patients to get the care they need. Of the one third of patients that receive a referral, 20% to 40% do not follow through. There are also additional ...

While healthcare organizations employ different types of marketing and advertising strategies to acquire new patients, referrals stand out as an effective way to grow one's patient base. According to ...

Pembroke Pines, Florida-based Primary Care Offices was facing a few administrative challenges, and it knew it needed solutions to these problems if it were to most efficiently operate its clinic. The ...

Most advisors recognize the value of referrals, but few seem to understand the psychology and the processes that promote referrals. Most often, both parties in a referral situation measure the success ...

Remember that episode of “Seinfeld” where Uncle Leo gets Jerry’s father a last-minute appointment with a top notch back doctor? And when Jerry’s father accuses the office of stealing his wallet, Uncle ...

We previously implemented paper-based screening for health-related social resource needs (HRSN) in our gynecologic oncology clinic and found that 36% of patients who completed the screening reported ...