The Veralon Views blog is an extension of our partnership with leaders who are transforming the healthcare industry. Here, we share expert perspectives from our nationally recognized senior consulting team on issues that are key to the success of your organization.
The Blanket Waivers that CMS issued on sanctions under the physician self-referral law (Stark) do not halt application of the law during this emergency time period. Instead, they waive sanctions for certain circumstances that would otherwise violate the self-referral law. The 18 individual waivers address a variety of financial arrangements between physicians and designated health […]
John Harris, Director at Veralon Partners, provides board members of hospitals and health systems with 3 clear action items to help them manage the volume estimates and the impact of COVID-19 on their organizations.
John Harris, Director at Veralon Partners, covers the 3 most important variables influencing COVID-19 volume projection outcomes and shares how they are helping hospitals navigate the complexities of the data to customize the variables for their needs.
John Harris, Director at Veralon Partners, discusses a few different models that are being used to predict COVID-19 infection volumes estimates, and the results his organization has found after running the data.
Covid-19: A prediction challenge like no other Covid-19 will challenge hospital leaders in many ways. But no one expected that a key challenge would be in a basic skill every hospital administrator mastered early in their career – estimating volume. Hospital leaders are accustomed to estimating volume. They do it all the time – for […]
In this 90 second excerpt, Dan Grauman (CEO of Veralon partners) quantifies the impact of the corona virus relief bill on a per hospital, per staffed bed, and per admission basis. All told, on average, hospitals may be receiving up to $3,500 per case through these relief funds. What might that mean for your hospital? […]
In this 90 second excerpt, Dan Grauman (CEO of Veralon Partners) discusses the corona virus relief bill and the three most significant ways hospitals and health systems may receive help. These include funds to support the care of Covid-19 patients, increasing Medicare payments related to Covid-19 patients, and pausing plans to reduce reimbursement. Click the […]
In this 90 second excerpt, Dan Grauman (CEO of Veralon Partners) shares his estimations of the immediate financial impact of Covid-19 on the typical hospital. As a result of the increased cost of caring for Covid-19 patients, foregone revenue associated with elective surgeries, and decreased employed physician hours, these hospitals can expect a decrease of […]
In this 90 second excerpt, Dan Grauman (CEO of Veralon Partners), outlines the 3 most impactful ways that the Covid-19 crisis is affecting hospital operations in the immediate term. He attributes the financial impact to the increased cost of treating Covid-19 patients, the reduction of profitable elective treatments and drastic change in employed physician hours. […]
With the Covid 19 crisis in full swing, we’ve had an influx of hospital trustees reengaging with education while quarantined. In the last 48 hours, the iPro team has rallied to on-boarded over 50 new learners and schedule over 250 courses into learner’s Individual Learning Pathways. Shout out to Heath for pitching in to help […]
