title: Elevating revenue cycle performance across the enterprise.
abstract: Healthcare organizations can effectively bridge the revenue cycle gap between hospitals and physician practices by positioning themselves strategically for integration in six ways: Making sure they are culturally ready. Installing leaders who are comfortable with both hospital and physician operations. Developing a clear plan for the initiative. Investing in integrated technology. Using consistent data definitions. Pursuing improvements that yield the best possible results.
mesh_terms: D004469:Economics, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational / Q000191:economics*; D018578:Hospital-Physician Relations; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000191:economics*; D018511:Systems Integration