Coker Connection Newsletter

Coker Connection is our premier monthly newsletter. It’s a great way to stay on top of the latest news in healthcare through featured articles by our experienced consultants.

2018

• December 2018 Coker Connection

  The Tone at the Top Sets the Standard for an Effective Compliance Program

  IT Choice Points

• November 2018 Coker Connection

  Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Healthcare: How is it Changing Healthcare and What are the Ramifications?

  CDI – It’s No Longer Just About Inpatient Services

• October 2018 Coker Connection

  Has Your Practice Had an Annual Exam? Check These ‘Vital Signs’ to Assess the Health of Your Operations

  CIO-on-Demand” – An Innovative Approach to Meet Interim CIO Needs

• September 2018 Coker Connection

  Just When Your Think You’ve Heard It All: CMS’s Proposal for an E/M Makeover

  The Next Stage of Evolution in Physician Practice Transactions: Can hospitals compete with private equity in attracting physician group deals?

• August 2018 Coker Connection

  Health System Practice Investment: What’s the Cost?

  Vendor Selection and Negotiating EHR Vendor Contracts

• July 2018 Coker Connection

  Interim “C” Suite Management: Develop a Customized Job Description

  The Intersection of Compliance and Fair Market Value: Are You Sure Your Arrangements Coincide?

• June 2018 Coker Connection

  Practice Management: An Integrated Approach to Short- and Long-term Improvement

  Healthcare Cybersecurity Threats and Trends for 2018

• May 2018 Coker Connection

  Revenue and Quality Integrity: A Comprehensive Approach to Coding, Compliance, and Clinical Documentation

  Key Factors for Developing High-Potential Employees

• April 2018 Coker Connection

  Are Single-Specialty CINs as Valuable as Multispecialty CINs?

  Mitigating Risk when Migrating from one EMR to Another

• March 2018 Coker Connection

  Direct to Employer Contracting Arrangements – A Response to Rising Premiums and Compromised Care

  Patient Access

• February 2018 Coker Connection

  Physician Compensation Governance: Building a Good Foundation

  Find, Develop, and Retain Successful Executive Leaders – A Three-Pronged Approach!

• January 2018 Coker Connection

  Front-End Patient Collections: Where the Rubber Meets the Road

  Strategic Planning for Healthcare Systems and Practices

2017

• December 2017 Coker Connection

  2018 Updates to MACRA

  Achieve Quality Improvement through IT Integration

• November 2017 Coker Connection

  The Dangers of an Unstable IT Infrastructure

  Where’s the Value in Physician Practice Valuation

• October 2017 Coker Connection

  Practice Optimization: An Argument for Spending More

  The Real Value of Executive Search

• September 2017 Coker Connection:

  Four Areas to Incorporate in Your Hospital Service Line Strategic Planning

  Long-Term Value Creation Through Effective Post-Merger Integration (And how football teams aren’t that different from hospitals pursing successful transaction strategies.)

• August 2017 Coker Connection:

  Coding Compliance and wRVUs: What Lurks Beneath the Surface?

  Coker IT Assessments: What’s Involved?

• July 2017 Coker Connection:

  Relationship Status with Productivity-Based Compensation: It’s Complicated

  Conflict Management and Successful Leadership

• June 2017 Coker Connection:

  Coker ValuePath™ Services: Successfully Navigate the Path to Value

  Revenue Cycle Management: It’s More Than You Think

• May 2017 Coker Connection:

  Five Steps to Building a “MACRA Ready” Physician Compensation Plan

  The Increasing Demands on Internal Recruitment Departments

• April 2017 Coker Connection:

  Spring Is a Good Time to Clean Up Your Vendor Contracts

  The Value of Clinical Documentation Improvement

• March 2017 Coker Connection:

  Smoothing the Rough Spots in Patient Flow in Outpatient Practices

  MACRA’s Medicare Part B Payments Under MIPS

• February 2017 Coker Connection:

  Leadership Development and Succession Planning

  Myth of the Median

• January 2017 Coker Connection:

  Interim Management: Allow Your Organization Time to Find Expert Leadership

  Cyber Security Lessons from 2016 and Trends for 2017

2016

• December 2016 Coker Connection:

  Information Technology: A Competitive Necessity or A Competitive Advantage?

  Benchmarking to Perfection

• November 2016 Coker Connection:

  The Effect of the Election on the Healthcare Industry

  External Value-Based Incentives: What Should You Do With Them?

  The Importance of Accurate Cost Accounting in Healthcare Delivery

• October 2016 Coker Connection:

  A Reflection on Coding and Compliance Changes

  Prepare Your Organization for Unexpected Leadership Gaps

• September 2016 Coker Connection:

  Navigating the Documentation of Community Need

  Creating Balance between Clinical Needs and Cyber Security Policies

• August 2016 Coker Connection:

  Alignment Deal-Making: Keys to a Successful Transaction

  MACRA and MIPS in Physician Practice Valuations

• July 2016 Coker Connection:

  Identifying and Retaining Leadership Talent

  MU will Soon be a MIPS – Why and What do you need to Know?

• June 2016 Coker Connection:

  The First Step on the Road to Value: The Coker ValuePath Assessment

  Harmony – MD

• May 2016 Coker Connection:

  wRVUs: Are Yours Accurate

  Credentialing: The First Step to Revenue

• April 2016 Coker Connection:

  Developing a Physician Leadership Strategy

  Too Little? Not Too Late!

• March 2016 Coker Connection:

  Bridging the Gap from Fee-for-Service to Fee-for-Value (without Losing Your Mind)

  Physician Documentation: My, How Times Have Changed!

• February 2016 Coker Connection:

  A Strategic Systematic Approach to Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA): A Living Plan for Your Community Health Improvement

  Mitigating Organizational Stress

• January 2016 Coker Connection:

  When and How to Convert to another EHR

  Do M&A Deals Really Result in Long-Term Value Creation? Increasing Your Odds of Success<