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AHA Associate Podcast Series, Ep. 87 | Guidehouse

In this episode, Kathleen Wessel, vice president of business management and operations at the American Hospital Association is joined by Theodore Scherpenberg, chief financial officer at The Christ Hospital Health Network (TCHHN) in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Eric Kammer, partner at Guidehouse. AHA members will hear firsthand from TCHHN leaders about a bold, multi-year transformation. Leaders will share their insights on how they are aligning strategy, finance, operations and culture to build long-term sustainability.

Total cost of care: Key considerations

Hospitals and health systems are continuously striving to reduce costs and improve the efficiency of care. It is useful to consider the impact of measuring the “total cost of care” on hospitals and health systems, as well as contemplate what steps health care leaders need to take.
AHA’s Preferred Cybersecurity Providers Podcast

Episode 6: Using Cybersecurity Data to Maintain Financial Sustainability

In this episode, host John Riggi, National Advisor for Cybersecurity and Risk at the AHA is joined by Ty Greenhalgh, Industry Principal for Medigate by Claroty; Skip Sorrels, Director of Cybersecurity for Ascension; and Greg Garneau, Chief Information Security Officer for Marshfield Clinic. In this insightful discussion, learn how hospitals leverage cybersecurity data to produce significant results, reduce inventory, optimize allocation of existing underutilized machines, decrease costs by adjusting maintenance contracts based on utilization rates, and more.

Rethinking the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program

Reducing readmissions is an important way to improve quality and lower health care spending, and hospitals are making significant progress.

Taking the leap into coverage

Trustee talking points Provider-owned health plans are becoming more common as hospitals and health systems look for ways to manage value-based payment and assume risk. <

Provider-sponsored health plans: Are you ready to take on (more) risk?

Trustee talking points Provider-sponsored health plans offer a good way for hospitals and health systems to take on risk as they move toward value-base care.