It has been 15 months since the No Surprises Act went into effect (1/1/22) and the country’s labs are still reeling with the fallout—along with the ongoing challenges of higher volumes, staff shortages, and huge revenue pressure. S&P Consultants has been helping lab directors find ways to cope with evolving enforcement, payer backlogs, and conflicting […] More
You don’t have to go it alone! (The real benefits of an experienced perspective.) For most IT leaders, overseeing a consolidation is a once- or twice-in-a-career prospect. For the S&P Consultants team, it’s an exercise we continually optimize and perfect. One benefit of having worked with so many different types of hospitals and healthcare networks […] More
The S&P InTegrity approach is to focus on the business, not just the technology. Some vendor-driven support and PM services are laser-focused on their product or their technology—which is perfectly understandable. At S&P, we understand that your EHR solutions and your Revenue Cycle solutions don’t live in a vacuum. What’s more, in order to maintain […] More
How these Clinical/IT "translators" can have a measurable effect on the efficacy of your EHR & rev cycle initiatives. More
Download our article above to learn how to mitigate the perils of clinician resistance around M&A through thoughtful EHR and workflow integration/migration. More
Looking to make better progress at the intersection of clinicians and revenue cycle management? The night-and-day difference the adoption of even a few of these “pro tips” can be truly transformative. More
Addressing these key issues early can mean the difference between a smooth transition— or a disruptive and adversarial one. The steady stream of merger and acquisition announcements in the lab/hospital space seems poised to continue through 2022 (at least.) Fortunately, the proliferation of these events has helped our team generate some helpful perspectives around some […] More
Informaticists play a crucial role in integrating a hospital’s clinical practices with HIT (healthcare information technology.) For decades, informaticists have been identifying, defining, managing and helping to communicate the value that can be gleaned from your IT systems. According to HIMSS, “informaticists are now advancing their focus beyond EHR implementation and successfully innovating change as […] More
Get the right solutions in place for the busy year ahead IT leaders in healthcare always need to keep their sights set on the horizon. Whether it’s to prepare for the resurge of COVID-19 cases, respond to new administrative demands, or accommodate the continual shift of patient volumes across various parts of the organization. A […] More
How a closer look at some available KPIs can drive focused, results-oriented RCM efforts. More