Hospital Management

HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT

Americore Health management services are designed to enhance quality, increase efficiency and improve profitability at the facility level. A team of professionals assist all facilities with the following services so our community and physician partners can concentrate on delivering quality patient care in a patient centric manner.

CLINICAL OPERATIONS

  • Risk management compliance consisting of benchmarking clinical outcomes
  • Survey preparedness for CMS, DNV and Certificate of Excellence
  • System-wide clinical service meetings
  • Development and maintenance of policies and procedures
  • Assistance with licensing and credentialing

ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE

  • Monthly partnership financial report preparation for governing board
  • Automated AP workflow processes between facilities and company headquarters
  • Cash management
  • Annual financial audits
  • Tax preparation and filing
  • Annual budget creation and performance monitoring
  • Financial analysis, performance benchmarking, financial projections

PURCHASING / SUPPLY CHAIN

  • Coordination and evaluation of equipment needs for new facility projects, equipment upgrades and facility service line expansions
  • Coordination with new physicians on equipment and supply requirements
  • Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) data warehousing, compliance tracking and facilitation of national agreements
  • Management of national vendor relationships
  • Capital equipment procurement services
  • Effective communication with all hospitals regarding purchasing opportunities for cost savings

HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

  • Facilities interconnected to a leading edge high-speed data infrastructure
  • Centralized data management, backup and storage
  • Systems integration
  • 24-hour automated monitoring of data connections
  • Secure remote access to critical data and applications from anywhere
  • 24/7 technical support by trained staff
  • Staff trained in first and second tier support for all mission critical systems
  • Volume purchasing of hardware, software and telecommunications
  • Hardware and Software license management

LEGAL

  • Litigation support and management
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Contract Review
  • Transactional matters and organizational matters including entity formation and reporting

HUMAN RESOURCES

  • Benefit management including health care, flexible spending, 401K and life and disability insurance
  • Payroll services including processing, garnishments, time and attendance and employment verification
  • Government compliance administration including unemployment claims, FICA, FUTA, SUTA, EEOC, and workplace safety
  • Recruitment and selection including applicant tracking, wage and salary data, pre-employment background checks and drug testing
  • Performance management including performance appraisals, compensation/incentive plans, supervisor coaching and job description development

CREDENTIALING

  • Medical staff management
  • Initial appointments and re-appointments
  • Credentialing database management
  • Credentialing policies and procedures

MARKETING / BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

  • Supervision of branding and implementation of marketing and community awareness campaigns
  • Implementation of focused promotions using marketing and PR expertise
  • Community education programs on specialties and facility service lines
  • Healthcare education seminars designed to enhance patient acquisition and increase awareness of hospitals’ services to physicians and patients
  • Strategic alliances for co-op marketing and advertising opportunities

CENTRALIZED BUSINESS OFFICE

  • Full-time professionals in benefit verification, patient financial counseling, coding, billing and collections.
  • Billing support for all hospital facilities
  • Setting and monitoring of benchmarks for all hospital facilities
  • Participation in revenue cycle improvement initiatives
  • Conducts periodic training at the facility
  • Strategic alliances for co-op marketing and advertising opportunities