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Jul 08, 2015 | Healthcare Finance Staff

There is little question that healthcare payers, like all healthcare organizations, have mounting challenges when it comes to ...

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Jul 08, 2015 | Healthcare Finance Staff

Bundled pricing strategies and price variation

The conversation regarding rising healthcare costs in the U.S. continues to swell with tension and uncertainty. Why do ...

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Jul 06, 2015 | Healthcare Finance Staff

Results are in: Reinsurance and risk adjustment

The seminal reporting period for Marketplace-participating plans has closed and the results are in. Where does the ...

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Jul 02, 2015 |

Key tips for a successful hospital merger or acquisition

With margins razor thin, hospitals are increasingly looking to transactions to achieve economies of scale ...

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Jul 02, 2015 |

Cybersecurity legislation only a partial solution (Insight)

The shocking truth is that only about 6 percent of healthcare data breaches to date are the work of ...

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Jul 01, 2015 | Richard Best

How to achieve compliance with a strategic perspective (Insight)

Due to the multitude of diverse yet wide-spread requirements, staying compliant can be overwhelming, ...

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Jun 30, 2015 | Carl Natale

Breaking down the biggest post-ICD-10 myths

The fear is that ICD-10 code set is so large and complex that medical coders aren't going to be able to keep up with ...

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Jun 26, 2015 | Austin Kirkland

Building a high-value healthcare delivery system

Can you think of any other industry that is, or needs to be, more personalized and service-oriented than healthcare?

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Jun 25, 2015 | Healthcare Finance Staff

For ACA marketplaces, the near-poor are the sweet spot

Among the near-poor, the proportion of the newly insured who gain their insurance through the marketplace was ...

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Jun 19, 2015 | William G. Sutton

Equipment leasing options - Fair Market Value or $1 Buyout?

Knowing the factors that go into deciding whether to enter into a fair market value (FMV) lease or $1 ...

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