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Reimbursement
Direct primary care clinics close, casting doubt on the model itself
Direct primary care clinics close, casting doubt on the model itself
Revenue Cycle Management
Physicians can prevent revenue cycle leakage, even in age of MACRA
Physicians can prevent revenue cycle leakage
Strategic Planning
Joanne Conroy, MD, named CEO and president of Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Joanne Conroy named CEO of Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Capital Finance
Healthcare investment trust Ventas posts $651 million net income for 2016
Healthcare investment trust touts $230M spike in net income
Supply Chain
Supply chain needs security, visibility to stem billions in product loss for healthcare
Supply chain needs security, visibility to stem billions in product loss
Accounting & Financial Management
CFOs explain changing role, see collaboration key as healthcare changes
CFOs weigh in on changing role
Budgeting
Costly fertility treatments fuel rise of crowdfunding
Costly fertility treatments fuel rise of crowdfunding
Quality and Safety
UCLA tests hand-shake free zones to cut back on hospital-acquired infections
UCLA tries no hand-shake zones to cut hospital-acquired infections
Billing and Collections
Colorado health systems face media scrutiny over medical bills
Colorado health systems face media scrutiny
Claims Processing
Payers look to 3rd parties for claims processing, customer management
More insurers rely on 3rd-party systems
Workforce
Less than half of physicians are satisfied with their compensation
Docs not satisfied with pay
Operations
TheDarkOverlord leaks celebrity patient data from Beverly Hills provider
Infamous hacker leaks celebrity patient data from provider
Medical Devices
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center halts use of heart compressor device after patient death
Hospital ceases use of heart compressor following patient death
Hospital/physician relations
Northwell Health CEO Michael Dowling named a 2017 HIghest Rated CEO by Glassdoor
Northwell head Dowling named Top CEO
Construction & Facilities Management
Utah's Huntsman Cancer Institute unveils $173 million Primary Children's and Families' Cancer Research Center
Utah cancer center unveils $173M research facility
Compliance & Legal
Alabama physician will pay $1.4 million over alleged payment enhancement fraud scheme
Alabama physician will pay $1.4M over alleged payment enhancement scheme
Policy and Legislation
Insurers gain from some Senate bill provisions but Medicaid funding remains a top concern
Senate bill gives insurers some stability to remain in exchange markets
Community Benefit
Hospitals, systems struggle with payment reforms that address health disparities, say researchers
Providers struggle with payment reforms for health inequities
Accountable Care
Physicians doubt whether ACOs deliver cost-effective care, higher quality
Do ACOs work? Doctors are doubtful
Acute Care
Emergency medicine healthcare professionals lack understanding of costs of ER care, survey finds
Survey: ER pros lack understanding of care costs
Ambulatory Care
Racial and ethnic disparities remain consistent at Veterans Health Administration patient-centered medical homes
Racial/ethnic disparities exist at VA medical homes
Analytics
Boston Big Data and Healthcare Analytics Forum accepting speaker proposals
Boston Big Data Forum accepting speaker proposals
Business Intelligence
CHS fires CEO of Lutheran Health Network in company's most profitable market
CHS fires CEO of Lutheran Health Network
ICD-10 & Coding
CMS waves Physician Quality Reporting System penalties for 2017, 2018 after massive ICD-10 update clogs system
CMS waves PQRS penalties for 2017, 2018 thanks to ICD-10
Meaningful Use
CoPilot settles with New York AG for delaying breach notification one year
CoPilot settles with New York AG for $130,000
Medicare & Medicaid
MACRA changes meet with favorable reaction from medical groups
MACRA changes meet with favorable reaction
Patient Engagement
Baby Boomers switch doctors at rate of 35 percent over past two years
Boomers change docs at rate of 35 percent
Pharmacy
Drugmakers hike prices regardless of rebates, says PCMA
Study: Drugmakers hike prices regardless of rebates
Population Health
Social determinants of health and data are key to enabling better health
Social determinants of health and data are key to enabling better health
Risk Management
St. Joseph Hoag Health sepsis nurse program proves a powerful tool in early detection, faster treatment
Dedicated sepsis nurse program proves a powerful tool in saving lives
Telehealth
UPMC launches statewide app-based ER telemedicine program for health plan members
UPMC launches app-based ER telemedicine program
Mergers & Acquisitions
Greenville Health System and Palmetto Health combine to create largest health system in South Carolina
Greenville and Palmetto health systems to merge
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