CHI in the News
October 9, 2008
Forbes.com
How To Cut Health Care Costs
by Allison Van Dusen
Noblis Center for Innovation senior principal Debbie Kolb-Collier discusses how keeping a personal health record and maintaining healthy habits can help lower health care costs.
September 1, 2008
Inside Healthcare
Balancing Act
by Jill Rose
In this Inside Healthcare cover story, Noblis' Amy McNulty talks about importance of creating a significant component of your formal strategic plan around physician relations.
September 2008
Imaging Technology News
by Cristen C. Bolan
While the DRA, the GAO report and the use of Radiology Benefit Management services is cutting profits for imaging centers, other players are profiting off of these measures. To get a clearer picture of how medical imaging’s new scenery is shaping up, Imaging Technology News spoke with Noblis' Scott B. Clay.
September 2008
US Airways Magazine
A New Medical Procedure
by Dan Tynan
Noblis' Barbara Cox talks about how electronic health records add security and control and can lead to a faster, easier, and safer diagnosis.
August 11, 2008
Crain's Chicago Business
Rx for poor hospitals; Madigan wants more money for weak institutions
by Mike Colias
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is breathing new life into her stalled push to get hospitals to give more free care to the poor. Noblis Center for Innovation's Peggy Cella comments on charity care in exchange for approving expansions.
August 4, 2008
HealthLeaders Media Audio Feature
Certifying Need
An Audio Interview with Deborah Kolb-Collier
Deborah Kolb-Collier, senior principal in the strategy and planning practice at the Noblis Center for Health Innovation, discusses certificate-of-need laws and what they mean to competition in healthcare.
August 1, 2008
Healthcare Informatics
Scaling Back Strategically
by Richard Rogoski
Susie Krentz, Noblis Center for Health Innovation senior principal and national practice director for strategies and planning discusses hospital spending and budgetary priorities in tough economic times.
July 21, 2008
HealthLeaders Media Audio Feature
Convenient Care Clinics and Stand Alone ERs: A Threat to Doctors?
An Audio Interview with Paul Breslin
Noblis Center for Health Innovation senior principal Paul Breslin discusses the strategic implications of the proliferation of minute clinics and standalone emergency rooms to physicians and physician practices.
July 18, 2008
Austin Business Journal
Hospital district may play role in med school
by Kate Harrington
Entities involved in discussions about a potential University of Texas medical school in Austin have approached the Travis County Healthcare District about the district's potential involvement in the proposed medical school, says Christie Garbe, chief communications officer for the health care district. Noblis' Susanna Krentz comment on the major benefits a medical school can bring to a community.
July 13, 2008
The Atlanta Journal -Constitution
Grady CEO finalists called 'a good group'
by Andy Miller and Gayle White
Noblis' Peggy Cella discusses the experience and readiness of each candidate for the CEO position for Atlanta's Grady Memorial Hospital.
July 11, 2008
Austin Business Journal
Concierge medicine gains popularity in Austin
by Kate Harrington
An increasing number of primary care doctors in Central Texas who have eschewed the managed care system to run their practices under a direct contracting model known as concierge medicine. Susie Krentz, senior principal and practice director of the strategy practice at Noblis Center for Health Innovation, comments on this growing national trend.
July 1, 2008
Healthcare Finance News
Kroger announces plans for convenient care clinics
by Molly Merrill
Paul Breslin, Noblis Center for Health Innovation senior principal, comments on how market forces will impact the success of these clinics.
July 1, 2008
Healthcare Informatics
One-on-One with the Noblis Center's Alan Dowling
Alan Dowling says CIOs can get physicians onboard with healthcare IT — they just have to make the case. Healthcare Informatics Editor-in-Chief, Anthony Guerra, talks with Alan Dowling, Executive Director of Noblis Center for Health Innovation about the pertinent issues facing CIOs today.
June 25, 2008
St. Louis Today
Economic downturn affects local hospitals, too
by Mary Jo Feldstein
In response to recent hospital staff cuts, Noblis Center for Health Innovation's Susie Krentz discusses how hospital systems around the country are trying to figure out the right balance of centralization and independence.
June 23, 2008
Modern Healthcare
The swing shift
by Andis Robeznieks
You won’t find them on the front porch of rural hospitals, but swing beds—which have long been used to transition patients from acute to skilled-nursing care—help to fill a special niche for small hospitals in isolated areas. Noblis' Senior Principal William Hejna discusses the advantages of using swing beds. Free registration required to view complete article.
June 2008
Healthcare Informatics
Navigating the Downturn - Part I
Economic tough times often translate into more bad debt and charity care for hospitals. To help hospital executives navigate these choppy waters, HRCM Editor-in-Chief Anthony Guerra recently talked with Susie Krentz, senior principal, strategy and planning national practice director, with the Noblis Center for Health Innovation in Falls Church, Va.
June 2008
Healthcare Informatics
Navigating the Downturn - Part II
In part II of HRCM Editor-in-Chief Anthony Guerra's interview, Noblis' Susie Krentz talks about how CEOs and CFOs can address the buy/build question.
May 28, 2008
Medill Reports
Electronic records improve the quality of health care but high cost still a barrier
by Michael T. de los Reyes
May 13, 2008
Health Leaders Media
Show Me the Money
by Ben Cole
For years, philanthropic giving was the way healthcare providers helped raise money for capital improvements. But an uncertain economy, increasing medical costs, and skepticism about the effect of donations has made donor funds an uncertainty. Noblis Center for Health Innovation Senior Principal Francine Machisko explains how healthcare providers can get the most out of their philanthropic efforts.
April 1, 2008
Managed Healthcare Executive
Digital hospitals aim to document better outcomes
by Ken Krizner
Hospitals are beginning to implement digital technology to improve communications between physician and nurses, lessen the likelihood of medication errors, and improve the quality of care, leading to better patient outcomes. John Vitalis, senior principal for the Noblis Center for Health Innovation, comments that technology touches every department in a hospital.
March 17, 2008
Advance for Health Information Executives
Health Record Banking
by Jim Boyle
Last August, the Louisville Health Information Exchange, Inc. (LouHIE), a nonprofit community organization based in Louisville, Ky., in association with the Noblis Center for Health Innovation, launched an eight-week e-health research initiative. LouHIE and Noblis worked together to assess the readiness of 1.2 million consumers, their health care providers and related health information product and services (HIPS) firms to support a community-wide health record banking (HRB) system. Barbara Cox, national practice director of the Information Management & Systems practice at Noblis, talks about the results.
March 12, 2008
HealthLeaders Media
Alert! Alert!
HealthLeaders magazine says Noblis' Risk And Safety Management Alert System (RASMAS) is "Worth A Look."
March 3, 2008
Healthcare Informatics
HIMSS Appoints Special Interest Co-Chair
Barbara Cox, a senior principal at the Falls Church, Va.-based Noblis Center for Health Innovation, has been appointed as co-chair for the HIMSS E.H.R. Special Interest Group (SIG), part of Chicago-based HIMSS.
March 1, 2008
Healthcare Finance News
Is medical banking the new financial frontier?
by John Andrews
John Vitalis, Noblis Center for Health Innovation senior principal discusses medical banking from the providers' perspective.
March 2008
Healthcare Informatics
Credit Crunch Hits Hospitals
by Richard Rogoski
For healthcare organizations with less-than-stellar credit ratings, raising cash has become a whole lot tougher. Scott Clay, Noblis Center for Health Innovation senior principal, talks about hospitals and the cost of borrowing money in the future.
March 2008
Healthcare Informatics
Banking on Donations
by Richard Rogoski
In state legislatures and the halls of Congress, a debate is raging over a requirement that could jeopardize the tax-exempt status of many hospitals. Given that this is an election year, Noblis' Francine Machisko doubts that any federal legislation will be proposed, but she says changes by the IRS will require hospital CEOs and CFOs to look closer at their bottom lines.
March 2008
HIMSS RHIO Connection
RHIO SPOTLIGHT: Health Record Banking: A Viable Option for Consumers?
The Louisville Health Information Exchange, Inc. (LouHIE), a nonprofit community organization based in Louisville, KY, in association with the Noblis Center for Health Innovation, recently completed an eight-week e-health research initiative intended to assess the readiness of 1.2 million consumers, their healthcare providers and related health information product and services (HIPS) firms to support a community-wide health record banking system.
February 29, 2008
Health Data Management
HIE Adopts Health Record Bank Model
The Louisville (Ky.) Health Information Exchange will move forward on its plan to create a health record bank as the way to exchange patient information. The model is based on a community readiness assessment conducted by The Louisville HIE and Noblis.
February 28, 2008
HIMSS Daily Insider
Study: Communities should guide HIEs
by Patty Enrado
Noblis' Barbara Cox discusses the collaborative study on health record banking released by Noblis' Center for Health Innovation and the Louisville Health Information Exchange (LouHIE). (PDF)
February 27, 2008
Noblis Press Release
Health Record Banking: A Viable Option for Consumers
LouHIE consumer research validates the HRB concept. (PDF)
February 11, 2008
HealthLeaders Media Audio Feature
Don't Forget the Operations Planning
An Audio Interview with Frank Kittredge
Frank Kittredge, senior principal and national practice leader for the Facility Planning Practice at the Noblis Center for Health Innovation, talks about ways to bring more robust operational planning into facility planning.
February 4, 2008
Advance for Health Information Executives
Under the Microscope
by Jim Boyle
Congress is considering placing tax-exempt hospitals that do not meet minimum charity care levels into a category that would preclude them from both issuing tax-exempt bonds and receiving contributions that qualify as charitable deductions for donees. Noblis Center for Health Innovation's Francine Machisko responds.
February 2008
Medical Travel Today Volume 2, Issue 9
SPOTLIGHT: A conversation with John Vitalis and Barbara Cox of the Noblis Center for Health Innovation
by Amanda Haar, Editor
When the Noblis Center for Health Innovation released its list of forecast trends for healthcare, the Medical Travel Today staff was excited to see medical tourism on the list. We contacted John Vitalis, a Senior Principal at Noblis, and his colleague Barbara Cox, a Senior Principal and Service Line Leader for information management, and asked if they might be willing to talk with us about what specifically drove them to include the industry on their list for the first time—and what they see for the future.
February 2008
Managed Healthcare Executive SECTION: Pg. 28 Vol. 18 No. 2 ISSN: 1533-9300
Overseas options
by Tracey Walker
"The popularity of medical tourism will continue to grow, putting more stress on U.S. healthcare providers as they face increased competition here and from abroad," says John Vitalis, Noblis Center for Health Innovation senior principal.
February 2008
HealthLeaders, Armchair Finance
Give It Away, Now
Noblis' Center for Health Innovation senior principal, Francine Machisko says that she is convinced that something is going to happen on a nationwide scale that will force hospitals to prove they meet a benchmark standard of community benefit to preserve their tax-exempt status.
January 8, 2008
Modern Healthcare
The year of the bull (or bear)?
Prevailing wisdom is that no one will have the political appetite in 2008 to make a significant dent in the healthcare industry's perennially full plate of issues. Read Noblis' Frank Kittredge's insights on these issues. Modern Healthcare registration required.
January 2, 2008
Noblis Press Release
2008 Trends in Provider Health Care Delivery Forecasted by the Noblis Center for Health Innovation (PDF)
January 1, 2008
Healthcare Finance News
Tax issues may take center stage in 2008
by John Andrews
Noblis' Center for Health Innovation senior principal, Francine Machisko, discusses tax issues surrounding not-for-profit hospitals providing charity care.
December 26, 2007
Healthcare Financial Management
IRS releases revised Form 990 for 2008
by Chelsey Ledue
Noblis' Francine Machisko comments on the final updated version of Form 990, the return that charities and other tax-exempt organizations are required to file annually.
December 2007
Health Data Management
Formal ROI Analysis Is Rare
by Howard J. Anderson
Before investing in an emergency department information system, El Centro (Calif.) Regional Medical Center executives demanded a precise quantification of the potential return on investment. Noblis' Senior Principal Barbara Cox discusses the importance of setting ROI benchmarks for clinical system investments.
December 2007
Hospital & Health Networks
Final Five: ASCs Told to Target Patient Safety
CMS will likely require ambulatory surgery centers to report on quality of care measures starting in 2009. Noblis Center for Health Innovation's Susie Krentz talks about the impact of ASC reporting initiatives on both providers and the general public.
October 1, 2007
Healthcare Finance News
RAC set for 2010 rollout
Fred Bazzoli, Editor
A controversial program employing outside contractors to audit past Medicare payments to providers that is set for expansion next year, with a nationwide rollout set for 2010. Noblis' Dan Walter's comments on how the RAC is impacting providers today.
August 22, 2007
Noblis Press Release
Louisville Health Information Exchange Announces Community e-Health Research
Effort seeks health information technology firms to participate. (PDF)
