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Reimbursement
CMS finalizes rule on risk adjustment for 2018
CMS finalizes risk adjustment
Revenue Cycle Management
Where health execs expect to invest: revenue cycle, EHR and self-pay
Moderate revenue cycle IT growth forecasted
Strategic Planning
Amazon could be making move to broaden scope of PillPack services with spate of new licenses
Amazon could be making move to broaden scope of PillPack
Capital Finance
Struggles will continue for nonprofit hospitals in 2019, Fitch says
Nonprofit hospital struggles to continue in 2019
Supply Chain
Top 25 healthcare supply chains in 2018, as ranked by Gartner
2018's top 25 supply chains
Accounting & Financial Management
Healthcare cost variations between regions attributed to price, usage
Price, usage lead to regional cost variation
Budgeting
Hospitals in one rural system have negative operating margins of $100 million a year, CEO says
Rural hospitals lose $100M a year, CEO says
Quality and Safety
How high-tech thermal cameras can reduce falls, streamline workflows for nurses
Thermal cameras reduce falls, help nurses
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
As many as 1 in 6 healthcare workers are immigrants, JAMA shows
JAMA: 1 in 6 healthcare workers are immigrants
Operations
ACA enrollment down 11.2 percent, with one week left to go
ACA enrollment down 11.2%; one week left
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
Mayo Clinic leads among the biggest hospital construction projects that kicked off in September
9 big healthcare construction projects that kicked off in September
Compliance & Legal
Detroit Medical Center hospitals may lose federal funds due to health and safety violations
DMC hospitals cited for safety violations
Policy and Legislation
Trump Administration proposes using ACA subsidies to buy non-Obamacare health insurance
Trump proposes ACA subsidies for other insurance
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
MSSP ACOs saved more money than CMS reported, says National Association of ACOs
MSSP ACOs saved more money than CMS reported, NAAACO says
Acute Care
Urgent care visits increase as emergency room visits fall, study finds
Urgent care visits rise, emergency room visits fall
Ambulatory Care
Medical schools, teaching hospitals account for 3% of US GDP, report shows
Med schools, teaching hospitals are 3% of GDP
Analytics
Blockchain primer for CFOs: What it is and how it can deliver value to your business
How blockchain can deliver value to your business
Business Intelligence
National healthcare spending growth slowed in 2017, CMS says
Healthcare spending growth slowed in 2017
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
Value-based purchasing takes hold: More than half of hospitals paid as part of the program
Half of hospitals make value-based purchasing work
Patient Engagement
Hennepin Healthcare uses EHR data to identify patients at risk of homelessness
Hennepin uses EHR data to find patients at-risk of homelessness
Pharmacy
CVS Health's new guaranteed net pricing PBM returns 100% of rebates to clients
CVS Health's new PBM returns 100% of rebates to clients
Population Health
Rates of hospitalization rising among homeless, study finds
Rates of hospitalization rising among homeless
Risk Management
(UPDATED)Camp Fire in Northern California damages Adventist Health Feather River Hospital, patients evacuated
(UPDATED)Camp wildfire damages hospital, patients evacuated
Telehealth
Telemedicine use for treating substance use disorder remains low, despite unmet need
Telemedicine for substance abuse still uncommon
Mergers & Acquisitions
CVS Health, Aetna should integrate while federal court decision is pending, Justice Department says
DOJ: CVS Health, Aetna should integrate while court decision pends
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