This has been a strange and challenging year for all. So, we thought you might be interested in hearing about the ways Inspirien is continuing to overcome, even during this most unusual time. In the spirit of “Auld Lang Syne”, we want to share the highlights that topped our 2020 chart. 10. Culture – Continued … Read More
Along with my day job as President and CEO of Inspirien, I serve as the Chairperson for The Hospital Insurance Forum (HIF), which is a non-profit association made up of volunteers from our member companies who are passionate about our mission to provide members with a forum for education, idea sharing, and networking to reduce … Read More
Culture can be hard to pin down. It is dynamic and evolving, which are precisely the forces that also make it so powerful. Culture informs how people behave as individuals and in teams. When risk management plays a central role to your operations and success, as is the case in the medical field, creating a … Read More
The world has been thrown a COVID-19 curveball and the healthcare system has been struggling to keep up. New modalities for care delivery are popping up everywhere and despite their ingenuity, must also continue to be effective, efficient, and safe, while being implemented at scale. Such new territory exposes major risks, including patient safety, public … Read More
Knowing it is imperative that you document the conditions under which you are working due to COVID-19, our Inspirien team has developed a COVID-19 Documentation Toolkit to provide guidance for you to memorialize the initiatives, actions and responses crucial to this unprecedented time. This guidance is provided for you to proactively prepare for the days … Read More
Inspirien recently hosted a medical coding hackathon where we offered medical coders the opportunity to earn $1,000 for coding 100 claims over a weekend. The purpose was to test a technology currently under development for helping healthcare providers improve their ability to get paid. Originally planned as an in-person event, it had to be moved … Read More
Sometimes you need to take time away to allow yourself to reflect, learn and regroup to be the most effective leader you can be. Our recent HWCF Seminar was a day filled with all of that and more! Most participants started the day with breakfast and in the photo booth where they spent time ‘getting … Read More
Healthcare Quality Week October 20-26, 2019 Healthcare Quality Week is dedicated to celebrating the contributions professionals have made to improve healthcare quality. It also gives you a great opportunity to say thank you to those healthcare professionals who have impacted you or your family by providing quality care when you needed it the most. And, … Read More
5 Takeaways from the Global Leadership Summit (well I’ve just got to share 6!) Debbie Franklin was part of a group of leaders from Inspirien who recently attended The Global Leadership Summit 2019. Here she shares information from some of her favorite speakers and how to get more information from GLS. 1. Everyone wins when the leader … Read More
Medical errors continue to be a detriment to patient safety and can lead not only to significant patient harm but patient death. Even though everyone agrees the focus should be on preventing the next error, the very complexity of the problem itself leads to confusion. For long term improvement to occur, we must address all … Read More