Times change, and so do managed care strategies

Gateway Health System in Clarksville, Tenn., developed a strategy to enhance revenue and improve cash flow. The health system's objectives were to create better business office practices that would allow staff to more effectively monitor payment and capture lost revenue and to improve the syste...

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Published in:Healthcare financial management 2003-09, Vol.57 (9), p.50-54
Main Authors: Lambert, Lynn, Brown, Michael E, Jones, Tom, Holder, Deborah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accounts Payable and Receivable
Agreements
Benchmarking
Benchmarks
Cash flow
Company business management
Competition
Compliance
Contract negotiations
Contract Services - economics
Corporate profiles
Departments
Efficiency, Organizational
Financial Management - methods
Financial services
Health administration
Health care industry
Health maintenance organizations
Hospitals
Incentive plans
Income
Inventory
Managed care
Managed Care Programs - economics
Management
Market positioning
Market shares
Medicare
Organizational Innovation
Patients
Philosophy
Planning Techniques
Registration
Tennessee
Turnaround management
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Summary:Gateway Health System in Clarksville, Tenn., developed a strategy to enhance revenue and improve cash flow. The health system's objectives were to create better business office practices that would allow staff to more effectively monitor payment and capture lost revenue and to improve the system's financial position with commercial and public sector payers.
ISSN:0735-0732
0735-0732