incentives

Although quality-reporting programs such as meaningful use provide incentives to help providers implement and use electronic health records (EHRs) to collect and report on clinical data, practices often need help deciding what data to collect, which measures to report on, and how to best use their EHRs to do so. This white paper provides you with the basic information you need to choose appropriate CQMs for your practice, and offers tips on how to use your EHR to store the data in a structured format.

Learn compensation tactics to inspire the executive team to guide the organization away from volume-based incentives and toward value-based metrics.

Nearly six years after passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the healthcare industry is in the midst of a massive retooling that is dramatically altering the way we think about cost management, strategic partnerships, and customer service. Fee-for-service reimbursement is giving way to new models of care delivery and payment to support a system based on pay-for-value. With financial risk or payments tied to value measures (such as patient satisfaction, clinical performance, and population health), compensation and reimbursement will increasingly be tied to value-based incentives.

Download this case study to learn how Family Medical Center in Seymour, Indiana increased revenue, patient visits and attained incentives with Allscripts.

Download this case study to learn how Allscripts Professional solutions have enabled Pulmonary Associates of Richmond to meet Meaningful Use, earning incentives of $714,000.

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This guide will not only help you understand how Xactly Objectives can help you step up your productivity game, but will also share the amazing power that incentives and objectives have to change the world, as well as fill you in on some entertaining productivity hacks from well known historical figures and regular 9-5 workers.

Keas surveyed more than 100 Human Resource Executives across the United States via an online survey between July 31 and August 16, 2013. This survey tracked HR executive opinions on HR topics and plans and priorities for the 2014 calendar year. The survey revealed health and wellness programs are taking center stage in employee engagement and retention. With healthcare costs and obesity-related diseases on the rise and wellness incentives baked into the Affordable Care Act (ACA), this will be the first year health will play a major role in health benefits as organizations integrate preventative care programs to manage costs.

Wish you could get more employees to use their benefits? (And use them wisely?) The Ultimate HR Guide to Promoting Benefits Programs, Tools, and Resources can help you get started. This handy eBook from Castlight Health and Jellyvision explains how to 1) avoid sounding like an insurance robot, 2) find incentives that work (and that don’t bust the budget) and 3) promote your benefit programs — everywhere.

The number of employees still engaged after their first six months on the job is roughly 40%. As the workplace continues to evolve, it’s more important than ever to develop an engagement strategy that will combat the fatigue you’ll see among the other 60% of your employees. You can’t rely on 20th-century strategies for 21st-century challenges. Download our article to learn the top 6 workplace trends you’ll experience in 2015, as well as best practices to follow to drive engagement.

Many people view middle managers as having the ultimate “cushy” job. In reality, middle managers are the key to turning top-line strategy into day-to-day action. Successful middle managers keep their teams motivated by using recognition that is timely, specific, sincere and positive. Learn how to harness the power of your middle managers to develop a culture of recognition in your organization.

Everyone likes to be noticed. Recognition and rewards help people feel good about what they are doing and things they have accomplished. Recognizing employees will keep them focused, directed and willing to repeat the behaviors they were recognized for. Learn 10 reasons why recognizing your employees really works.

Every day, people are showing up to work for your channel partners. Some of those people are disengaged, which can have a significant impact on your ultimate success as a manufacturer or franchisor. Engaged channel employees deliver better customer experiences, stay longer with their employer and are more willing to talk their employer up as a great place to work. You’ve worked hard to develop outstanding products and services that are being distributed through your channel. Don’t let disengaged employees put your brand at risk. Download our article to learn how to drive and sustain engagement among your channel employees.

As a manufacturer, your uncontrolled distribution channel has a lot of places to focus their attention. So how do you break through the clutter? Reward and recognition programs have long been used to engage channel partners and align their activities with manufacturers’ goals. Applying behavioral economics to your program design will drive extra focus and effort. Learn ten best practices to follow when designing your next channel reward and recognition program.

The current loyalty program environment is challenging but rife with opportunity. Many poorly designed programs are driving loyalty fatigue and mercenary loyalty. However, there are more loyalty memberships than ever before and those companies that are successful in driving engagement and true loyalty are experiencing significant returns. The programs that “get it right” and earn genuine loyalty don’t just repurpose an old tactical model or copy the competition – they are unique and create or reinforce differentiation in the marketplace. Learn how to design a loyalty program that focuses on the entire lifecycle of a customer.

Here are a few tips to make your incentive program work better.

If you’re a sales manager, you’re probably feeling stuck in the middle. On one hand, you have a huge employee engagement movement going on with HR departments focusing on developing leaders and recognizing achievements with substantial budgets. On the other side, marketing departments are using technology and creativity (and also large budgets) to connect with and educate customers about their products, solutions and brands. The trend is to challenge every dollar spent on sales compensation to maximize ROI. HR departments are treating salespeople like all other employees. And customers are going online to avoid anyone with sales in their title. Based on our research and applications we see in our customers’ leading sales initiatives, if you’re a sales manager, you are trying to maximize results out of your sales team by increasing your teams engagement to meet company goals. Download this white paper to see which eight trends you should consider as you strategize for the year.

Five best practices for running incentives at the local level.

Are you struggling to predict and manage the rising cost of health care at your organization, while still trying to offer your employees and their families quality, affordable health coverage? Private health exchanges have emerged as a strategy employers are using to help curb this cost trend while offering employees more choice and control over their health care. Download XChanges Today to learn about this changing marketplace and how private exchanges are realigning incentives to benefit everyone in the value chain: employers, insurance carriers, employees, and providers.

Download the whitepaper to learn more, including estimates of how much organizations can earn or save by creating an IT infrastructure for population health management.

The transition from fee-for-service to value-based reimbursement has been a challenge for many providers. Financial incentives that favored high service volumes must now be re-focused to accommodate alternative models such as bundled payments and accountable care organizations (ACOs).

Hear how solutions from Allscripts have helped clients achieve Meaningful Use and capture Stimulus funds. To date, more than $300 million in Stimulus funds have been received by Allscripts clients. There is still time to receive full Stimulus incentives. Why wait?

Listen to a Meaningful Use Journey Webinar to learn about the Allscripts roadmap to achieving Meaningful Use Stages 1 and 2. To date, more than $300 million in Stimulus funds have been received by Allscripts clients. Have you received your Stimulus funds yet? Why wait?

To ensure that you provide the right incentives that help your company achieve growth and success, you need to think strategically about the design process of your sales incentive compensation plans. With careful consideration and thoughtful design, you can inspire your teams and empower them to perform above and beyond the competition. Read on to find out how.

Offering incentives for tobacco cessation can promote positive behavior change, positively impact your bottom line, and improve employee relations, provided you implement an approach that includes a comprehensive cessation program supported by a positive environment.