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TractManager Aims to Revolutionize How Healthcare Organizations Budget and Plan for Capital Expenditures

Capital Market Intelligence Empowers Capital Planning and Budgeting Teams to Make More Strategic, Evidence-Based Buying Decisions TractManager today announced Capital Market Intelligence, a new cloud-based, integrated capital spend management system for optimizing the budgeting, planning, and purchasing of capital expenditures. Capital Market Intelligence delivers evidence-based data and expert analysis that informs and improves strategic buying […]

Comprehensive Safe Start: Ideas in Action — A Case Study (Part 2)

To illustrate the efficacy of the SBAR (Subject, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation) framework, we considered a patient with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. Implantation of a device has been considered as the best treatment for our theoretical patient, so now it’s time to engage all the expertise such a procedure requires: an interventional cardiologist, a cardiovascular surgeon, […]

Comprehensive Safe Start: Ideas in Action — A Case Study (Part 1)

The best way to illustrate the efficacy of the SBAR (Subject, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation) framework is to examine its application to a frequently seen condition: non-valvular atrial fibrillation. This type of arrhythmia increases the risk of stroke and can be treated by the administration of anticoagulants. But patients who are at risk for bleeding […]

TractManager Welcomes UISS to Growing List of Clients

DALLAS, TX—(BUSINESS WIRE)— TractManager and the United Iroquois Shared Services (UISS) purchasing group have entered into an agreement whereby TractManager will provide negotiation guidance on capital equipment and IT purchases, service and warranty agreements, and purchased services. “TractManager’s professional negotiation services will be available in June 2019 to members of the UISS Group Purchasing Program,” […]

Comprehensive Safe Start: A Four-Part Framework

The best decisions are informed by the best available data. But arriving at these decisions requires a process or framework. One such process, known as SBAR (Subject, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation), has proven to be of value in the healthcare arena. Subject: The manner in which an organization determines which therapies and technologies to consider. […]

The Invisible Impact of Credentialing – Part 4

TIP: 4 CONSIDER OVERLOOKED COSTS Consider Overlooked Costs. Denied claims caused by credentialing-related issues have an obvious impact on a provider’s reimbursements. With limited exception, the inability to collect on these denied claims often leads a provider’s practice to write off the claim and stop the pursuit of reimbursement. Given just how many patient encounters […]

The Invisible Impact of Credentialing – Part 3

TIP: 3 PREVENT SURPRISE MEDICAL BILLINGTIP Prevent Surprise Medical Billing. In 2016 a number of states across the US enacted laws aimed at shielding patients from surprise medical bills. These laws have been enacted to protect insured patients from surprise medical bills when services are performed by an out-of-network provider at an in-network hospital or […]

The Invisible Impact of Credentialing – Part 2

TIP: 2 MAKE SURE ALL DATA IS PROTECTED – NOT JUST PHI Make Sure All Data is Protected – Not Just PHI. More than two decades ago, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was signed into law. One of its most signiﬁcant provisions was to create a standard method of protecting patient data, […]

The Invisible Impact of Credentialing – Part 1

The past 8 to 10 years have been transformative in the “business” of providing healthcare. The 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (aka ARRA, aka Stimulus Program) brought with it unprecedented incentives for healthcare providers to widely adopt electronic health records, and they did. One year later, the passage of the Affordable Care Act resulted […]

MedInsight and Hayes Create Industry’s First Evidence-Based Claims Analytics Solution

Milliman’s MedInsight® and Hayes, a division of TractManager, announced the MedInsight Hayes Grouper™, a powerful new decision-making tool that integrates Hayes’ clinical criteria with Milliman’s industry leading claims analytics to create a robust data set of evidence-based claims analytics™. David Mirkin, MD, Chief Medical Officer at MedInsight, explains, “This solution is the first of its […]

Comprehensive Safe Start: A Structured Framework

When healthcare organizations analyze poor decisions that may have resulted in harm to patients, they are retrospectively identifying problems to help them optimize their decision-making processes. But how do they look ahead and analyze the possible impacts of new programs, products, or technologies? The ability to make reasoned predictions about patient experience and outcomes, costs, […]

Monitoring – It’s Not Just for the Hospital Anymore!

Anytime we come into contact with healthcare, we will most likely encounter some type of patient monitor. Whether it is a basic vital signs monitor at the physician’s office or a multi-parameter, full-screen monitor in the Intensive Care Unit, physiologic monitors provide the foundational information for a multitude of care-related decisions. Until recently, the patient […]

TractManager’s Negotiating Tips Can Help Healthcare Organizations Save on Capital and Purchased Services

DALLAS, TX—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Administrators at hospitals and healthcare organizations who negotiate contracts with vendors are the frontline in defending against rising prices. Aimee Jackson, Purchased Services Senior Analyst at TractManager and a seasoned contract negotiator on both sides of the table, has created a list of her Top 10 Contract Negotiation Strategies for Healthcare Providers that […]

Comprehensive Safe Start: From the Triple to the Quadruple Aim

When assessing performance, does your health system look in both directions—past and future? When it comes to value analysis, just one blind spot can lead to unforeseen consequences in patient outcomes and satisfaction, cost of care, and clinician engagement. The Comprehensive Safe Start is a structured framework that facilitates a true 360-degree view, embracing evidence-based […]

Capital Negotiations: A Three-Tiered Approach

So, you received your MD Buyline Quote Analysis, and we recommend further discussion with the vendor prior to making a purchase decision for your organization. Now what? Negotiating with vendors can be intimidating, daunting, and stressful. However, a three-tiered strategy can provide you the confidence you need to find real savings on any capital equipment […]

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