Becker's Healthcare December 1, 2022
Accessing accurate data to support decisions throughout the care continuum is critical to providing better quality care and better patient experience, and improving outcomes. It is also important to improving margins in today’s financially stressed healthcare system.
In a November Becker’s Hospital Review webinar sponsored by Syntellis Performance Solutions, Deb Bulger, vice president of strategic partners, and Jay Spence, vice president of healthcare industry solutions, both of Syntellis, discussed the importance of actionable data and an advanced analytic framework for success.
Three key takeaways were:
- As health systems struggle with financial challenges, margin improvement efforts must shift from operational to clinical areas. According to Mr. Spence, operating margins have decreased 47 percent while the total expense per adjusted discharge...