Endorsed Vendors
Satisfaction / Quality Measurement Services
Press Ganey Associates, Inc. is the healthcare industry’s largest independent vendor of satisfaction measurement and improvement services, and the solution for administering the HCAHPS process.
For more than 20 years, Press Ganey has been committed to providing insight that allows healthcare organizations to improve the quality of care they provide while improving their bottom-line results. The company offers the largest comparative customer feedback databases, actionable data, solution resources, and unparalleled consulting and customer service. Press Ganey currently partners with more than 10,000 healthcare facilities – including over 40% of U.S. hospitals – to measure and improve the quality of their care.
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Coding and Transcription
DocuVoice LLC is a marketing/consulting company that specializes in Physician conducted chart reviews to increase reimbursement opportunities from DRG based payors. Their partner company, FairCode, averaged a return on investment of over 5:1 for 2010.
Their solutions also include outsourced coding/transcription solutions, ICD-10 assessment/training services and encoder software. Their team works closely with you to design a custom program to address any of these areas by identifying your current situation at no charge.
If an opportunity exists for DocuVoice to offer solutions, they have a number of partner companies that specialize in providing outstanding solutions to address each of these areas. Ongoing, DocuVoice will continually monitor every project to make sure that the facility is delivered the highest quality and performance of any identified area of need.
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Patient Lift Systems
Guldmann Patient Lifts…a global provider of safe patient lift and transfer solutions to hospitals, rehabilitation centers, acute care facilities and nursing homes. Guldmann solutions are aligned to customer needs: providing lifting technology that is safe and comfortable for the patient and the caregiver.
Facilities with Guldmann lifts have shown a reduction in patient falls; a marked reduction in workers’ comp injuries to nursing staff and a higher retention of nursing staff. Ceiling mounted installation of a patient lift can be done in any workspace including OR, ICU, Radiology/CT/MRI, Rehabilitation, Bariatric (up to 1,000#), Cardiac Unit and more, and their complete system is UL approved. At Guldmann their only business is safe lifts, moves and transfers for patients and their caregivers, providing more time to care!
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Market Intelligence and Revenue Management
FOUR WAYS PDS HELPS HOSPITALS INCREASE REVENUE
The PDS revenue benchmarking software is an on-line paid claims database and reporting tool used by hospitals for:
Accurate Market Analysis
• Understand where the market leaders are going
• Learn where you stand relative to your peer group
• Spot market trends
• Drill down to see this data by service line, DRG, ER and outpatient procedure
Intelligent Strategic Planning
• Quantify the gap between current revenues and where you want to be
• Compare your contract yields
• Compare contract performance to case-mix and volume-adjusted external benchmarks that you can customize
• Set quantifiable revenue targets for each service line and payer
• Monitor your progress toward these goals
Smarter Business Development
• Understand the market before you decide to expand or add a service line
• Create pro-formas based on current, customized market intelligence
Effective Contract Negotiation
• Identify strengths and weakness in each contract
• Identify revenue enhancement opportunities
• Strengthen data-driven negotiation goals
• Identify opportunities for carve-outs, stop loss, per diems
• Use your market knowledge to negotiate with more conviction
