FinThrive Blog

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3 Ways to Reinvent Primary Care

The Father of Population Health says America needs a new strategy for primary care.

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Drug Effectiveness and Pharmacy Experience Start with Equitable Clinical Trials

Approximately 20% of the new drugs approved in the last several years have known racial and ethnic differences in disposition. Still, the most recent data snapshot on diversity and inclusion from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration revealed that 75% of...

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4 Ways to Deliver ROI by Addressing Social Determinants of Health

Health organizations are zeroing in on Social Determinants of Health, removing socioeconomic barriers to healthcare and social services in order to improve patient outcomes. In the process, they’re also improving the financial health of the entire...

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3 Ways Regional Health Systems Can Improve Community Health

If we were designing the healthcare system from scratch, Brook Ward says most of us would have a clear vision for what it should look like. 

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Health Data Collaboration Can Save Our Healthcare Economy

The average healthcare patient account bounces back and forth between payers and providers multiple times before it gets anywhere near payment.That’s why the current state of revenue cycle management may best be described as a competitive tennis match....

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3 Ways to Address Political Determinants of Health and Advance Health Equity

For those who question the far-reaching impact of political determinants of health, Population Health Professor Geoffrey Roche recounts this story:

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Empowering Providers, Payers and Patients: Financial Excellence for All

At Becker’s 7th Annual HIT RCM Conference in Chicago, FinThrive’s Chief Innovation Officer John Yount was joined by Brad Tinnermon, VP of Revenue Cycle and Revenue Integrity at Banner Health, and Matt Leary, VP of Finance at Centura Health. Read on to...

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SDOH Data Drives Community Health and Healing

Data shows that only 20% of a patient’s health outcomes are influenced by their access to and quality of healthcare. That leaves 80% to be determined by other factors, such as where we live, work, play, go to school, and get our groceries. These...

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The New NCQA Standard that Health Plans Can’t Afford to Ignore

As a health plan, you are likely familiar with the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). A government agency whose mission is to “work for better health care, better choices, and better health,” the NCQA offers a wide variety of programs for...

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Open Enrollment: 3 Ways Health Plans Can Improve Member Experience

It’s that time of the year: changing seasons, fresh starts, new relationships, and a nice sprinkle of chaos. We’re not talking about going back to school – we’re talking open enrollment.

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Advice to Health Plans: Don’t Let Secondary Insurances Break the Bank

Imagine if the power of health plans could truly be unleashed. If they were fully invested in improving the health of the lives they serve, connecting members to meaningful wellness tools, helping people navigate complex healthcare networks, supporting...

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Health Plans’ Top 5 Challenges, Solved: Quick Tips for Improving Member Outcomes and Engagement

Healthcare continues to become increasingly complex. Member health outcomes and financial measures are managed by disparate systems that trap information in silos, causing inefficiency, introducing human error, and causing friction between members,...

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3 Ways SDOH Data Helps Health Plans Succeed

Our lives changed significantly during the pandemic—lost jobs, cross-country moves, pay cuts and lost or changed health insurance. Healthcare behavior also changed. A survey released by the Prevent Cancer Foundation found that 43% of people surveyed had...

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Five Simple Steps to Advance Your Autonomous Revenue Cycle Strategy

The benefits of automating your revenue management processes are clear. From reduced costs to enhanced care, happier patients to more satisfied staff, automation delivers measurable value at each stage of the revenue cycle. 

While healthcare leaders...

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5 Ways Healthcare Organizations are Using SDOH to Make a Difference

So much of our overall health is impacted by various socioeconomic factors, which don’t involve ever stepping foot into a doctor’s office, clinic or hospital. Social determinants of health—commonly referred to as SDOH—and healthcare utilization have an...

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Using Social Determinants of Health Data to Forge an Equitable Future

Ongoing COVID-19 challenges and its emerging aftermath have left people struggling—financially, personally and socially. Especially those most vulnerable. Given how closely financial health is linked to overall wellness,¹ it’s important to recognize that...

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It’s Time to Transform the Healthcare Economy

Over the past 24 months, already-thin hospital margins were further exacerbated by COVID-19. Hospitals are seeing up to $50 million in revenue leakage per facility per year from underpayments from payers, poor claims management, denials, under and...

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Three Common Sources of Missed Coverage

In 2020, 47% of hospitals saw increases in bad debt and uncompensated care.1 Incomplete or inaccurate patient demographic information, an unverified primary payer, resource constraints and more contribute to this deficit. At a time when margins are...