CHA Webcasts on Demand
Tune in to the webcasts below for brief presentations on key topics in healthcare. The length of each webcast is noted following each title.
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A Walk in Their Shoes: Challenges Facing Today's Hospital Administrators (20:07)
Today’s hospital leaders must balance the rising cost of providing care to ever greater numbers of the uninsured with the need to bring in revenues that will sustain operations. Add to that the increasing scrutiny of hospital nonprofit status as well as staffing issues inherent in the complex, multi-layered organizational structure of hospitals and one begins to get an idea of the enormity of the job facing our region’s hospital leadership.
Through Frank’s Eyes: Hospital Care from a Patient Perspective
(14:49)
Providing patient care in a hospital setting seems like a fairly straightforward endeavor. In reality, so many factors come into play that, from a patient’s perspective, a trip to the hospital can be overwhelming, especially for someone unfamiliar with the system. What is a patient’s experience truly like?
Seeking a Remedy: Growing Need for Nurses Requires a Collaborative Approach (13:29)
The ability of the healthcare system to perform at peak capacity is threatened by a looming shortage of nurses that is expected to intensify in the future. Addressing the issue encompasses not just increasing the number of nurses in the workforce, but also ensuring sufficient faculty are available to train nursing students.
Hospital Finance 101 (8:02)
A basic understanding of hospital finance is crucial as leaders continue to create policy that shapes healthcare financing. This 30,000-foot view of hospital finance is intended to shed some light on the complex system.
Through the Looking Glass: Understanding Hospital Pricing (12:17)
With consumers being required to shoulder more responsibility for their healthcare costs, there is growing pressure on providers to simplify prices and billing statements to make them more easily understood by the general public. This brief explores how hospitals set charges, how payers reimburse hospitals, the link between charge masters and reimbursement, and a variety of other factors involved in hospital pricing.
Northeast Ohio Hospitals: Our Economic Future (6:16)
While manufacturing was once the heart of the region's economy, the decline of that industry is necessitating a fresh look at our local resources and a new strategy for cultivating a robust economy. As the smoke from the smokestacks lifts, we are left with a clear view of our most promising enterprise: healthcare.
The Focus on Quality: A Closer Look at a National Trend (8:37)
Quality improvement has long been a part of hospitals’ day-to-day operations. In recent years, interested parties – like insurance companies, and employers who pay for health benefits – have become involved in initiatives to control expenses. As a result, the concept of healthcare quality assessment and improvement has begun to garner increased public attention.
Is Inefficiency Ailing the Healthcare System? (11:03)
From poorly aligned incentives to unnecessary administrative expenses, there are a variety of inefficiencies that are encumbering the U.S. healthcare system. Healthcare financing, consumer behavior and regulation each influence the healthcare system, and each of these factors plays a role in the system's ultimate ability to function efficiently.
