Engage Practice Solutions and VHHA Shared Services are offering a no-cost value care service gap assessment to Virginia hospitals and health systems to demonstrate the capabilities of an innovative, data-driven program designed to assist hospitals in providing cost effective, quality care to the growing 65-plus patient population. The CareWorks 65/Virginia program arrives as the U.S….
Does your organization participate in BPCI-Advanced (BPCI-A), or has your organization submitted an application to participate in the program? If so, three years of historical claims data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is likely heading your way. The data can be used to help your organization determine its participation in some…
Since 2007, Qualivis has been a trusted VHHA Shared Services workforce solution program that helps provide hospitals and health care providers with quality staff as needed to significantly reduce the administrative burden associated with managing contingency labor. What sets apart the VHHA-Qualivis program are the terms and conditions that favor member hospitals, including discounted orientation,…
VHHA Shared Services is pleased to announce its selection of FairCode Associates as a distinctly unique clinical documentation services company that adds physicians to your coding team. Founded in 2001, FairCode is a national health care consulting organization independently owned and operated by clinicians that provides specially trained physicians to review inpatient clinical documentation and…
Merritt Hawkins, the nation’s leading physician recruitment firm and a VHHA Shared Services endorsed partner, has completed its 2019 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives report. Now in its 26th year, Merritt Hawkins’ annual report is the longest consecutively published and most comprehensive survey on physician recruiting incentives in the industry. The report is…
Merritt Hawkins, an AMN Healthcare company, recently released its 2019 Survey of Final-Year Medical Residents – a key resource for hospitals, medical groups, and other facilities seeking to recruit residents who are completing their training. The survey captures data about the frequency of recruiting offers received by residents, residents’ practice setting preferences, income expectations, and…
Discharge delays can be a serious challenge for health care facilities and their impact can be felt across organizations. Fortunately, a solution exists to achieve on-time discharges. Addressing, and preventing, discharge delays can be accomplished through a series of strategies that involve setting appropriate length-of-stay goals, utilizing real-time progression updates, and establishing communication protocols. This…
How much revenue do physicians generate on behalf of their affiliated hospitals? Merritt Hawkins, the nation’s leading physician search firm and a VHHA Shared Services endorsed business partner, tracks this key metric through its Physician Inpatient-Outpatient Revenue Survey. The 2019 version of the survey has been recently released. It includes timely data of importance to health…
Background screening, as both a required and necessary part of the hiring process, helps keep health care organizations compliant, and protects staff and patient safety. As a trusted background screening partner to many health care organizations and VHHA members, Verified Credentials offers these insights on background checks: While fingerprint checks and other state-mandated searches may…
