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Potential Savings From Consumer-Driven Health Plans, William Ferguson, Brittany Smith, Jessica Mcnair, Sarah Miller, Bojing Wang, Alberto Coustasse
Potential Savings From Consumer-Driven Health Plans, William Ferguson, Brittany Smith, Jessica Mcnair, Sarah Miller, Bojing Wang, Alberto Coustasse
Management Faculty Research
Consumer Driven Health Plans (CDHPs) have been identified as a high-deductible insurance option that has increased consumer responsibility while healthcare expenditures have decreased. There has been an increasing need of these plans because they can help to control healthcare costs, and the increasing healthcare utilization. As the use of these plans have expanded, educated consumers have become more engaged in their healthcare services and have increased demands for transparency of healthcare costs. The methodology for this study was a literature review using 36 sources. The purpose of this study was to determine if CDHPs have created financial savings by increasing …
Law Helps Ensure Safety Of The Supply Chain, Kenneth Maxik, Craig Kimble, Alberto Coustasse
Law Helps Ensure Safety Of The Supply Chain, Kenneth Maxik, Craig Kimble, Alberto Coustasse
Management Faculty Research
The Drug Quality and Security Act was signed into law on November 27, 2013, and included the Title 2 Drug Supply Chain and Security Act (DSCSA). This legislation was introduced to enact a federal prescription drug safety standard to decrease contamination, counterfeiting, diversion, and otherwise harmful illicit activities. It also improves the detection and elimination of potentially unsafe drugs from the drug supply chain to protect US consumers.
Macra And Accountable Care Organizations: Is It Working?, Bukola Abodunde, Chelsea Slater, Alberto Coustasse
Macra And Accountable Care Organizations: Is It Working?, Bukola Abodunde, Chelsea Slater, Alberto Coustasse
Management Faculty Research
The purpose of this study was to examine how the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) has improved health care delivery and to determine its impact on Accountable Care Organization (ACO) goals. ACOs have provided quality care through the reduction in readmission rates, coordinated care, and cost savings. With the passage of the MACRA, it has been estimated that it would further decrease Medicare spending on physician and hospital services. Also, ACOs have had a positive impact on improving health care delivery and have played a significant role in providing exceptional quality of care while also managing to increase …
Charge Masters And The Effects On Hospitals, Whitney Layton, Katie Lemmon, Alberto Coustasse
Charge Masters And The Effects On Hospitals, Whitney Layton, Katie Lemmon, Alberto Coustasse
Management Faculty Research
The hospital chargemaster has been the heart of the healthcare revenue cycle, as it has served as the hospitals’ starting point for billing patients and payers. The CDM was made as an extensive breakdown of the cost of the care provided and in order for a hospital to correctly bill a patient for care received as every chargeable item in the hospital must be included in the master. The methodology for this study utilized a literature review. It consisted of academic sources, electronic databases, academic journals, and government websites. Thirty-eight sources were referenced for this literature review. The literature review …