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Reimbursement
U.S. hospitals and health systems face a long road to recovery
U.S. hospitals and health systems face a long road to recovery
Revenue Cycle Management
30% of hospitals and health systems using revenue cycle automation require two or more vendors
30% of hospitals use multiple RCM vendors
Strategic Planning
The top ten things CEOs got right during the pandemic
The top ten things CEOs got right during the pandemic
Capital Finance
Healthcare M&As poised to come off extended pause
Healthcare M&As poised to come off extended pause
Supply Chain
Hospitals need vaccine supply predictability 'all the way to the loading docks'
Hospitals need vaccine supply predictability
Accounting & Financial Management
Kaiser Permanente hit by pandemic but remains in the black in 2020
Kaiser remains in the black in 2020
Budgeting
Employers' health benefits costs expected to grow, but most won't take cost-saving measures
Employers' health benefits costs expected to increase in 2021
Quality and Safety
Biomaterials could mean better vaccines, virus-fighting surfaces in hospitals
Biomaterials could mean better vaccines
Billing and Collections
CMS issues billing codes for Eli Lilly's COVID-19 antibody treatment
CMS issues billing codes for Eli Lilly's COVID-19 antibody treatment
Claims Processing
Payers are working to meet deadline for interoperability mandate
Payers work to meet interoperability deadline
Workforce
Healthcare employment falls for the first time since last April
Healthcare employment falls for the first time since last April
Operations
Methodist Hospital of Southern California uses automated contact tracing to contain COVID-19
Methodist Hospital uses automated contact tracing to contain COVID-19
Medical Devices
Faced with shortages, researchers combine heat and humidity to disinfect N95 masks
Heat and humidity effective at disinfecting N95 masks
Hospital/physician relations
AMA removes bust of founder from public display over racist past
AMA removes bust of 'racist' founder
Construction & Facilities Management
$1.5B Children's Healthcare hospital to be named after donor, owner of the Atlanta Falcons
$1.5 Children's Healthcare hospital to be named for Falcons owner
Compliance & Legal
Athenahealth to pay $18.25M for alleged False Claims Act violations
Athenahealth to pay $18.25M for alleged False Claims Act violations
Policy and Legislation
Hospitals want $35 billion in $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package
Hospitals want $35B in $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package
Community Benefit
Universal coverage of long-term care for older Americans may stabilize provider revenues
Universal long-term care coverage may benefit providers
Accountable Care
Updated with list: Majority of Next Generation ACOs earned shared savings
Updated list: Most Next Gen ACOs earned shared savings
Acute Care
Blood vessel damage, inflammation found in COVID-19 patients' brains, but no infection
COVID-19 patients show blood vessel damage, inflammation
Ambulatory Care
Oak Street Health opens three new clinics at Walmart supercenters in Texas
Oak Street Health opens new clinics at Walmart supercenters in Texas
Analytics
Automating 'high level' healthcare tasks can create high value savings
Automating 'high level' healthcare tasks can create high value savings
Business Intelligence
Fourth quarter COVID-19 costs catch up to insurers
Fourth quarter COVID-19 costs catch up to insurers
ICD-10 & Coding
Physician practices examine risk adjustment coding in wake of federal lawsuits
Practices keeping close watch on risk adjustment coding
Meaningful Use
CMS overhauls meaningful use EHR program, renames it 'Promoting Interoperability'
CMS overhauls meaningful use as 'Promoting Interoperability'
Medicare & Medicaid
As insurers end grace period for COVID-19 hospital costs, out-of-pocket costs may rise
COVID-19 costs may rise as insurers' grace periods end
Patient Engagement
A more active role for consumers will decelerate health spending over the next two decades
Active consumers will decelerate health spending
Pharmacy
Here are the latest updates on the COVID-19 vaccine distribution
Here are the latest updates on the COVID-19 vaccine distribution
Population Health
Human rights law can provide a fair, transparent framework for vaccine allocations
Human rights can provide a framework for vaccine allocations
Risk Management
FBI, HHS warn of 'increased and imminent' cyber threat to hospitals
FBI, HHS warn of 'increased and imminent' cyber threat to hospitals
Telehealth
Telehealth used less in disadvantaged areas, Health Affairs study finds
Telehealth used less in disadvantaged areas, Health Affairs study finds
Mergers & Acquisitions
Lifespan, Care New England and Brown University agree to form an academic health system
Lifespan, Care New England and Brown agree to form health system
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Opinions

Jul 08, 2015 | Healthcare Finance Staff
Leveraging the full power of the SBC
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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Key tips for a successful hospital merger or acquisition
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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Cybersecurity legislation only a partial solution (Insight)
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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How to achieve compliance with a strategic perspective (Insight)
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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Breaking down the biggest post-ICD-10 myths
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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Building a high-value healthcare delivery system
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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Equipment leasing options - Fair Market Value or $1 Buyout?
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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