Hospitals: High-Value Business Processes

Most would agree that the healthcare industry today is burdened with waste and inefficiency. By improving core administrative business processes, the industry can save valuable fiscal resources and invest them into increasing patient safety, enhancing care, and funding capital improvement projects.  Efficient administration also drives down medical costs, which makes quality healthcare more affordable for all Americans.

New legislation in the 2009 economic stimulus package provides opportunities to improve the overall healthcare environment -- from clinical implementation of Electronic Health Record (EHR) technology to funding for better Medicaid and Medicare processes, to a range of other initiatives. New objectives around technology modernization and better data management are setting the stage for national healthcare reform designed to drive efficiencies not only in the hospital’s care cycle, but also in the business office and medical records department. With the new direction set by EHR provisions in the stimulus package, a primary stated goal is to provide every American with a digitized, mobile health record by 2014.

The economic stimulus package provides an immediate infusion of federal dollars into the healthcare system, including:

• Nearly $87 billion for state Medicaid programs over a 27-month period
• $39 billion to extend healthcare coverage for the unemployed
• COBRA assistance for the recently unemployed

As a care provider, it is vital to your future success to understand the full range of fiscal and technological opportunities now available for your facility. Because Dell Perot Systems has extensive experience serving healthcare organizations, we can help you navigate through the provisions of the economic stimulus package. To find out where to start, please call us toll-free at: 866.665.1241, or send an e-mail to: healthcare@ps.net