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Reimbursement
Providing follow-up care after heart attack helps reduce readmissions, reimbursement penalties
Can heart attack follow-up reduce readmissions?
Revenue Cycle Management
Providers aren't talking to patients about costs and it's affecting patient satisfaction, VisitPay study shows
Providers aren't talking to patients about costs and it's bad for patient satisfaction
Strategic Planning
Ascension Healthcare CEO Pat Maryland, two other key executives, are leaving health system
Three key executives set to depart Ascension
Capital Finance
Massachusetts General Hospital receives record $50 million gift to fund capital projects
Massachusetts General Hospital secures $50M gift
Supply Chain
Reprocessing medical devices can result in significant savings for hospitals
Cutting costs? Reprocess medical devices
Accounting & Financial Management
Community Health Systems sees major drop in net losses over 2017, reporting $328 million for Q4 2018
CHS reports major drop in net losses for Q4 2018
Budgeting
Orthopedic surgery spending increased 44 percent since 2010
Orthopedic spending up 44 percent
Quality and Safety
Want to cut MRSA infections after discharge? Add a structured bathing regimen to discharge instructions, says Rush University study
The best practice a hospital can use to cut HAI readmissions now
Billing and Collections
Billing and payment tech becoming more responsive, survey finds
Responsive billing methods coming to the fore
Claims Processing
Change, TIBCO use blockchain to build smart contract system for payers
Change, TIBCO build smart contract system for payers
Workforce
New nurses work overtime, long shifts, and sometimes a second job, research shows
New nurses work long hours, sometimes second job
Operations
Atul Gawande's company looks to benefit design, unsealed court testimony shows
Atul Gawande's company eyes benefit design
Medical Devices
Apple is developing custom health information tracking chips
Apple is developing custom health chips
Hospital/physician relations
Physicians employed by hospitals and corporations more dissatisfied than independent doctors
Hospital-employed physicians less satisfied, burnout prevalent
Construction & Facilities Management
Northwell Health, NYC Health + Hospitals open new $47.7 million joint lab to help hospitals focus on emergency testing, cut costs
Northwell Health, NYC Health + Hospitals open new $47.7M joint lab
Compliance & Legal
Aetna to pay $935,000 in settlement with California in envelope data breach case
Aetna to pay $935,000 in settlement with California in envelope data breach case
Policy and Legislation
CMS predicts healthcare spending will skyrocket to $6 trillion by 2027
CMS: Health spending will soar to $6 trillion
Community Benefit
Kaiser Permanente commits $1.65 million to California wildfire relief efforts
Kaiser Permanente commits $1.65 million to California wildfire relief efforts
Accountable Care
CMS Administrator Seema Verma lays out plan for 'digital data revolution'
Seema Verma lays out plan for 'digital data revolution'
Acute Care
University of Chicago Medicine study shows need to enhance patient rest, evaluate overnight interruptions for better patient experience
University of Chicago Medicine study shows how to help patients rest for improved experience
Ambulatory Care
Medical schools, teaching hospitals account for 3% of US GDP, report shows
Med schools, teaching hospitals are 3% of GDP
Analytics
Analytics taking a front-and-center role in the transition to value-based care
Analytics: Front and center in shift to value
Business Intelligence
Talent shortage is plaguing majority of healthcare execs, according to JP Morgan survey
Why a talent shortage is plaguing healthcare execs, and what they're doing about it
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
CMS launches podcast to discuss policies and agency updates
CMS launches policy podcast
Patient Engagement
How poor provider communication can result in negative Yelp reviews
Poor communication can hurt Yelp reviews
Pharmacy
CVS Health launches HealthHub services within its pharmacies
CVS Health launches HealthHub
Population Health
Investment by health systems key to improving cancer outcomes in U.S., report says
Health system investment can better cancer outcomes
Risk Management
Do your CEO and CFO underinvest in cybersecurity? Here's why and what to do about it
Why CEOs and CFOs don't invest as much in cybersecurity as they should
Telehealth
New ambulance payment model will reimburse for on-site treatment, use of telehealth
Ambulance payment model will allow on-site treatment, telehealth
Mergers & Acquisitions
DOJ stands by decision in CVS Health and Aetna merger
DOJ stands by its decision on CVS\Aetna
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Want to cut MRSA infections after discharge? Add a structured bathing regimen to discharge instructions, says Rush University study

Want to cut MRSA infections after discharge? Add a structured bathing regimen to discharge instructions, says Rush University study

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1 in 5 rural hospitals is at risk of closing, new Navigant analysis says

1 in 5 rural hospitals is at risk of closing, new Navigant analysis says

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5 Payer Strategies for Managing Post-Discharge Patients

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