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Reimbursement
UnitedHealthcare to start covering medical implant for sleep apnea
UHC to start covering medical implant for sleep apnea
Revenue Cycle Management
Hospital CEOs focus on revenue growth over cost containment, according to new survey
CEOs are focused on revenue over cost
Strategic Planning
U.S. Attorney Cynthia Ridgeway will take strategic job with Anthem
U.S. Attorney Cynthia Ridgeway to take job with Anthem
Capital Finance
Precision medicine: Barriers to investment
Precision medicine: Barriers to investment
Supply Chain
Group purchasing organizations reduce supply costs by 13.1 percent
GPOs reduce supply costs by 13.1 percent
Accounting & Financial Management
Finding unconventional sources of capital in the face of revenue pressures
Finding hidden sources of capital
Budgeting
New clinical pathway for cancer patients leads to better outcomes, lower healthcare costs
New clinical pathway lowers healthcare costs
Quality and Safety
Majority of U.S. hospitals not meeting surgical safety standards
Most hospitals not meeting surgical safety standards
Billing and Collections
Medical costs create hardships for more than half of Americans
Medical costs a hardship for most Americans
Claims Processing
BCBS Institute and Solera partner, pay SDoH organizations through outcomes-based medical claims
BCBS Institute, Solera, to pay organizations through outcomes-based claims
Workforce
Health insurers must get creative with benefits to fill critical vacancies
Insurers must get creative to fill critical vacancies
Operations
David Callender is new president and CEO of Memorial Hermann Health
David Callender is new president, CEO of Memorial Hermann
Medical Devices
Apple is developing custom health information tracking chips
Apple is developing custom health chips
Hospital/physician relations
Wording in medical student evaluations differ by gender, minority status, revealing potential bias
Gender, minority bias revealed in med student evals
Construction & Facilities Management
Kaiser Permanente plunking down $900 million on new Oakland headquarters
Kaiser Permanente building $900M HQ in Oakland
Compliance & Legal
Affordable Care Act heads to appeals court on Tuesday
ACA heads to appeals court on Tuesday
Policy and Legislation
Insurers applaud end of Cadillac tax
Insurers praise end of Cadillac tax
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 has 2019 Medicare ACO class
CMS has 2019 Medicare ACO class
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
Innovaccer research shows how AI could improve cost of care models
Innovaccer research shows how AI could improve cost of care models
Business Intelligence
While the price of healthcare is growing, utilization is dropping and price variations persist, report says
HCCI: Price of healthcare is growing, utilization is dropping, price variations persist
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
New CMS resources help states waive ACA requirements
New CMS resources help states waive ACA requirements
Patient Engagement
Age, race disparities found in the use of hospital patient portals
Age disparities found in patient portal use
Pharmacy
Trump administration withdraws drug rebate rule
Trump administration withdraws drug rebate rule
Population Health
Social determinants of health data can be difficult to collect and share, but it's imperative to success
SDOH data hard to share, but necessary
Risk Management
Hospital employees are clicking on phishing emails, and that's a problem, JAMA study shows
JAMA: Hospital employees are clicking on phishing emails
Telehealth
Telemedicine market expected to account for more than $38 billion by 2029
Telemedicine worth $38 billion by 2029
Mergers & Acquisitions
Court decision expected soon in CVS\Aetna merger
Court to hand up a decision soon in CVS\Aetna merger
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After bitter closure, rural Texas hospital defies the norm and reopens

After bitter closure, rural Texas hospital defies the norm and reopens

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Pagosa Springs Medical Center settles with OCR over hospital's failure to terminate former employee's access to PHI

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Global Innovators

Healthcare digitization is still often perceived as being an endeavor on the level of the individual healthcare system or nation state. While…

The Evolution of Utilization Review and Its Impact on Revenue Integrity

The Evolution of Utilization Review and Its Impact on Revenue Integrity

Existing utilization review (UR) paradigms are no longer suitable for addressing the…

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December 19, 2018 | Beth Jones Sanborn

Pagosa Springs Medical Center settles with OCR over hospital's failure to terminate former employee's access to PHI

October 3, 2018 | Jeff Lagasse

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May 10, 2018 | Susan Morse

HHS head Azar requested less money than Congress gave the agency

April 26, 2018 | Beth Jones Sanborn

AHA calls on FCC to restore funding levels for Rural Health Care program

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