The pressure on hospitals to trim operating costs coupled with diminishing inpatient revenues continues. The Partnership in Operational Excellence and Transparency (POET), a collaborative between HASC and Blue Shield of California (BSCA) launched eight years ago, deploys to contracted BSCA network hospitals a performance dashboard addressing the processes and complexities of claim adjudication and payments. It has been widely accepted and subsequently spread statewide.

HASC welcomes the following new associate members: Huron Healthcare and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP