Mike Chamberlain

Submitted by jthompson on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 13:15

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Mike Chamberlain is president of Simpler North America, and a key player in the formation of Simpler's healthcare practice, which has led more than 150 healthcare systems across the world in the application of Lean concepts and management.

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Financial Patient Engagement: Best Practices to Increase Collections

Healthcare providers spend so much time clinically engaging patients in hopes of qualifying for the federal government’s Meaningful Use incentives that it is easy for them to forget that financially engaging patients can also be meaningful. To accomplish these goals, however, providers must find the right strategy and the best tools. The strategy is straightforward but sometimes overlooked, and includes thoughtful patient education and communication at every point in the revenue cycle – pre-service, point-of-service and post-service. Read this Healthcare Finance News white paper to learn best practices to increase collections. Learn More

Supercharged CDI: NLP, intelligent workflow and CAC revolutionize CDI program at UPMC

In today’s healthcare environment, information is the engine that drives activity and care delivery. But the data found within the EMR, especially the physician narrative, often exhibits deficiencies. These deficiencies, such as lack of specificity or clinical clarity, can adversely impact a caregiver’s ability to make appropriate decisions, as well as an organization’s quality rankings and reimbursement. Download this white paper to read why NLP will become essential for a cost-effective concurrent CDI program. Learn More

The value of unique device identification across healthcare

The UDI rule establishes a common language for medical devices. Read this white paper by Natalia Wilson of the Health Sector Supply Chain Research Consortium in the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University to find out about the efforts underway to implement this standard across healthcare - including research, key constituent involvement, and education efforts to address adoption and implementation. Learn More

Blogs

Wanted: Entrepreneurial business models for doctors

May 17, 2013 | David Williams

My perception is that doctors in previous generations were more likely to devote their entire lives (professional and "personal" time) to the practice of medicine. More

Improving Economy Drives Medical Staff Turnover

May 15, 2013 | Lori Schutte

The Dow Jones crossed the 15,000 mark for the first time ever, and the housing market recovery is gaining force as home prices rebound. This is good news, especially for hundreds of thousands of physicians who delayed retirement and relocation plans while their portfolios and home values were in... More

Are biosimilars ethical?

May 15, 2013 | David Williams

Generic drugs have been an effective cost containment solution for traditional, small molecule pharmaceuticals. As large molecule biologics proliferate and take up a growing share of medical spending, we also increasingly need cost containment. More

The federales' open data policy and the Medicare hospital chargemaster data dump

May 13, 2013 | David Harlow

So just about everyone is pretty pumped about the White House announcement of its new open data policy. More

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Monroe Clinic improves operational efficiency,...

This video provided by ASQ highlights the Monroe Clinic, a not-for-profit health system working to improve its culture of quality by increasing operational efficiency and boosting patient satisfaction.

WATCH: Full ASQ TV Episode 2: Culture of Quality