Improved HCAHPS
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An investment in this technology protects the opportunity for your hospital to maximize Medicare reimbursements. |
Health care leaders know that publicly reported HCAHPS results are one of the most important report cards a hospital gets.
Clinicians know that the patient’s perception of the hospital care is almost as important as the quality of care itself.
To consistently score well on the HCAHPS measures, hospitals need to manage, monitor and measure the patient experience in real time. This is why interactive patient care technology has become such a vital tool in both the clinical workflow and hospital administration.
Technology that engages the patient and keeps clinicians informed consistently delivers higher satisfaction scores.
CareNavigator™ does this by:
- Automatically capturing key data
- Instantly getting this data into the hands of the right people on your team
- Making sure that patient needs are communicated so they can quickly be addressed
An investment in this technology protects the opportunity for your hospital to maximize Medicare reimbursements.
And because of the possibility that commercial payers will follow the lead of Medicare and incorporate HCAHPS data into reimbursement schedules, the importance of managing this process has never been more critical.
Understanding Value-based Purchasing
Use Skylight's Risk Calculator to understand how your hospital stands to be impacted by the new Medicare Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) payment program.
Because the initial baseline measurement period has been in effect for more than two years, knowing your hospital’s potential exposure under Value-Based Purchasing is important to understand right now. It is not too soon to be monitoring these metrics and using our calculator to better understand the financial impact can be an illuminating exercise.
Medicare reimbursements will be rewarded to high-performing hospitals starting in October, 2012, and so, knowing your present performance will help you plan and implement the most impactful initiatives to improve your scores.
The Skylight Risk Calculator takes a complex methodology and simplifies it. You’ll be able to estimate how your reimbursements would be impacted if the Value-Based Purchasing program was already in place.
Being able to quantify this financial impact gives you the ability to take the appropriate steps and make the necessary investments to minimize any possible negative financial impact of the new Medicare DRG program.
To help you plan and prepare, Skylight offers a complimentary, detailed assessment of your hospital’s risk, and a comprehensive report on how our solutions can deliver measurable ROI.