Amanda Hausmann: Can you share examples of successful outcomes that resulted from implementing or updating your contracting policies in your health system?

Amanda Hausmann talks about how prior to these policies, contracts were managed haphazardly across multiple hospitals. Centralizing the contracting process with experts handling negotiations and signatures, has led to a remarkable increase in appropriate contract handling, from 70% to 99%, and reducing risk at their healthcare entity.

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