Analytics and Improvements Library

Learning Objectives

• Recognize the metrics government regulators require healthcare providers to report
• Comprehend how value-based care impacts healthcare and drives policy
• Explain the three most prevalent delivery models
• Recognize and describe the four most prominent payment models
• Describe the process of healthcare billing
• Explain the use of revenue cycle metrics
• Recognize the similarities and differences between how the five main hospital types handle revenue
• Understand hospital supply management
• Explain labor management and occupancy
• Explain nursing ratios, FTE staffing, and productivity ratios work in labor management
• Describe how licensed beds, staffed beds, and critical census are used to measure a hospital’s maximum occupancy limit
• List how the daily census, occupancy rate, and patient dates are used to calculate occupancy
• Explain the importance of tracking utilization statistics

Course Description

Gain a general understanding of the healthcare industry, including the current policy environment, the most common payment and delivery models, revenue cycle, and supply chain, and labor management.

4 modules | 5 CLUs