Topics
Reimbursement
AHA backs bill revising reimbursement for long-term care
AHA backs bill revising reimbursement for long-term care
Revenue Cycle Management
Modernizing healthcare payment systems starts with reducing cash collections
Modernizing healthcare payment systems starts with reducing cash collections
Strategic Planning
26 rural hospitals launch the Ohio High Value Network 
26 rural hospitals launch the Ohio High Value Network 
Capital Finance
Orlando Health, Watson Clinic partnering on new hospital
Orlando Health, Watson Clinic partnering on new hospital
Supply Chain
Tariffs will impact supply chain and balance sheet stability
Tariffs will impact supply chain and balance sheet stability
Accounting & Financial Management
Crozer Health to close, laying off over 2,600 employees
Crozer Health to close, laying off over 2,600 employees
Budgeting
Health system operating margins declined in August
Health system operating margins declined in August
Quality and Safety
AHA and Health-ISAC warn hospitals of a potential terrorist attack
AHA and Health-ISAC warn hospitals of a potential terrorist attack
Billing and Collections
Revenue cycle challenged by low collection rates, high denials
Revenue cycle challenged by low collection rates, high denials
Claims Processing
Optum levying strict measures on Change outage loan repayment, AMA says
Optum levying strict measures on Change outage loan repayment
Workforce
Mass layoffs at HHS are underway
Mass layoffs at HHS are underway
Operations
Chief growth officer on the competitiveness of home health market
Chief growth officer on the competitiveness of home health market
Medical Devices
Payers have poor member digital experiences compared to other industries
Payers' member digital experiences lagging
Hospital/physician relations
Hospitals, physicians submit opposing views to FTC ruling on noncompetes
Hospitals, physicians submit opposing views to FTC ruling
Construction & Facilities Management
UVA Health Children's expanding neonatal intensive care unit
UVA Health Children's expanding neonatal ICU
Compliance & Legal
Walgreens to pay up to $350 million to settle opioid complaint
Walgreens to pay up to $350 million to settle opioid complaint
Policy and Legislation
NIH to integrate patient data for autism study
NIH to integrate patient data for autism study
Community Benefit
Mobile Healthcare does house calls
Mobile Healthcare does house calls
Accountable Care
HIMSS25 session shows how physicians are incentivized in alternative payment models
HIMSS25 session shows how physicians are incentivized in APMs
Acute Care
CMS proposing 2.4% increase for hospice care
CMS proposing 2.4% increase for hospice care
Ambulatory Care
Fewer clinicians entering primary care, data shows
Fewer clinicians entering primary care
Analytics
Yale New Haven Health data breach affects 5 million people
Yale New Haven Health data breach affects 5M
Business Intelligence
Centene pulls in $1.3 billion in Q1 earnings
Centene pulls in $1.3 billion in Q1 earnings
ICD-10 & Coding
Physician practices examine risk adjustment coding in wake of federal lawsuits
Practices keeping close watch on risk adjustment coding
Meaningful Use
Financial disincentives for providers who commit information blocking 
Financial disincentives for providers who commit information blocking 
Medicare & Medicaid
CMS seeks public input on inpatient hospital whole-person care
CMS seeks public input on inpatient hospital whole-person care
Patient Engagement
HIMSSCast: 'How do we grow again?'
HIMSSCast: 'How do we grow again?'
Pharmacy
Reforms are needed in the 340B drug program, Senate report says
Reforms are needed in the 340B drug program, Senate report says
Population Health
Enrollment in ACA exchanges has exploded in recent years
Enrollment in ACA exchanges has exploded in recent years
Risk Management
UPMC for You partners to offer Medicaid redetermination coverage in laundromats
UPMC for You offers Medicaid redetermination coverage in laundromats
Telehealth
Alliance for Connected Care outlines policy requests to CMS
Alliance for Connected Care outlines policy requests to CMS
Mergers & Acquisitions
CareSource finalizes Commonwealth Care Alliance acquisition
CareSource finalizes Commonwealth Care Alliance acquisition
View more

Opinions

Insight: Follow these tips to strengthen your HEDIS strategy
Sep 17, 2015 | Meera Sundram
Insight: Follow these tips to strengthen your HEDIS strategy
As HEDIS scores have become increasingly important to the bottom line, many plans are getting great ...
Read more >>
READ
Insight: The case for revisiting denial rates
Sep 17, 2015 | Dawn Crump
Insight: The case for revisiting denial rates
When organizations fail to include recovery audit contractors and other governmental auditor denials within their ...
Read more >>
READ
Switching to the Healthcare EFT Standard: 4 Ways to Ease the Transition
Sep 16, 2015 | Priscilla Holland
Switching to the Healthcare EFT Standard: 4 Ways to Ease the Transition
Thanks to the implementation of the Healthcare EFT Standard effective Jan. 1, 2014, which ...
Read more >>
READ
Be proactive, not reactive, in protecting healthcare data
Aug 31, 2015 | David Rice
Be proactive, not reactive, in protecting healthcare data
This form of identity theft is extremely costly to the victim as well the company that gets hacked.
Read more >>
READ
Considerations for capital spending to maximize returns
Aug 28, 2015 |
Considerations for capital spending to maximize returns
Evaluating capital expenditures is more complicated under a system focused on value, which seeks to eliminate ...
Read more >>
READ
What to expect from coding productivity after ICD-10 implementation
Aug 17, 2015 | Carl Natale
What to expect from coding productivity after ICD-10 implementation
There are steps that medical practices can take to preserve medical coder productivity even in ...
Read more >>
READ
Aug 06, 2015 | Healthcare Finance Staff
CEO pay ratio rule, inequality debate could pressure healthcare
Though still a major source of middle class jobs, healthcare companies, including consolidating ...
Read more >>
READ
When CEO pay is tied to hospital rankings
Aug 03, 2015 | Paul Levy
When CEO pay is tied to hospital rankings
The rankings are designed to advise patients with complex medical conditions, they are not an indication about the general ...
Read more >>
READ
Jul 31, 2015 | Healthcare Finance Staff
Praluent is not like Sovaldi
A few reasons why the want-to-be cholesterol blockbuster Praluent will not be as much of a "budget buster" as the ...
Read more >>
READ
Jul 29, 2015 | Healthcare Finance Staff
The less you know about health insurance, the harder it is to choose the right plan
Picking the right insurance plans for your budget and health needs is ...
Read more >>
READ

Pages