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Reimbursement
Medical debt soars to $140 billion and is examined as a social determinant by JAMA 
Medical debt soars to $140 billion; JAMA examines it as SDOH
Revenue Cycle Management
Double and triple booked provider schedules are overwhelming office staff
Double and triple booked provider schedules are overwhelming office staff
Strategic Planning
Highmark Health launches Lumevity to offer digital solutions and workforce engagement
Lumevity to offer digital solutions and workforce engagement
Capital Finance
Healthcare M&As poised to come off extended pause
Healthcare M&As poised to come off extended pause
Supply Chain
White House says data is one key to improving pharma supply chain resilience
White House says data is one key to improving pharma supply chain resilience
Accounting & Financial Management
Employer health costs projected to rise 6.5% in 2022 due in part to COVID-19
Health costs projected to rise 6.5% in 2022
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
Vaccinated individuals are getting infected with the Delta variant, CDC data shows
Vaccinated individuals are getting infected with the Delta variant, CDC data shows
Billing and Collections
Aetna drops lawsuit against Mednax
Aetna drops lawsuit against Mednax
Claims Processing
Anthem and Humana enter into multimillion agreement with SS&C for API cloud platform
Anthem and Humana bet millions on API cloud platform
Workforce
AHA calls for mandatory vaccinations for hospital and health system employees
AHA calls for mandatory vaccinations for hospital and health system employees
Operations
Most physicians employed by a hospital or corporation, report finds
Most physicians employed by a hospital or corporation, report finds
Medical Devices
Hospitals lack consistent cybersecurity plan for networked medical devices
Hospitals lack consistent cybersecurity plan for networked medical devices
Hospital/physician relations
Nearly 70% of U.S. physicians are employed by hospitals or corporate entities
Nearly 70% of physicians are employed by hospitals or corporate entities
Construction & Facilities Management
Providence, Kaiser Permanente announce plans to build new hospital in Southern California
Providence, Kaiser announce plans to build new hospital in SoCal
Compliance & Legal
DaVita and former CEO Kent Thiry indicted in healthcare hiring conspiracy 
DaVita and its former CEO indicted in hiring conspiracy
Policy and Legislation
Medicare Part D average premiums to increase nearly 5% in 2022, CMS says
Medicare Part D premiums to increase nearly 5%
Community Benefit
Some nonprofit hospitals shirk community investment obligation
Some nonprofit hospitals shirk community investment obligation
Accountable Care
Fourteen healthcare groups support the Value in Health Care Act
14 healthcare groups support the Value in Health Care Act
Acute Care
Mayo Clinic and Kaiser Permanente invest in at-home acute level care 
Mayo Clinic and Kaiser Permanente invest in at-home acute level care 
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
How algorithms developed during COVID-19 are expanding the digital strategy at UMass Memorial
UMass Memorial Health expands its digital strategy
Business Intelligence
Humana's net income, medical loss ratio beat industry expectations for Q2
Humana's income, medical loss ratio beat expectations
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
Skilled nursing, hospice and rehab facilities see payment increases in final rule
Skilled nursing, hospice and rehab facilities see payment increases
Patient Engagement
Pandemic boosting healthcare consumerism, CVS Health finds
Pandemic boosting healthcare consumerism, CVS Health finds
Pharmacy
Drugs without a proven clinical benefit languish for years on the FDA's accelerated pathway
Drugs without proven benefit languish on accelerated pathway
Population Health
Full coverage of HIMSS21 Digital
Full coverage of HIMSS21 Digital
Risk Management
Geisinger and Noteworth launch virtual care platform to help control chronic diseases
Geisinger and Noteworth launch virtual care platform
Telehealth
As 'telehealth cliff' looms, hundreds of healthcare orgs urge Congress to act
As 'telehealth cliff' looms, hundreds of healthcare orgs urge Congress to act
Mergers & Acquisitions
Anthem completes acquisition of MMM Holdings from InnovaCare Health
Anthem completes acquisition of MMM Holdings
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