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Reimbursement
Analytics could prevent unnecessary helicopter rides for hospitals
Analytics could prevent unnecessary helicopter rides for hospitals
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
Healthcare leaders need the right technology philosophy, to succeed in transitioning to value-based care
How to harness value-based tech
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
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
New clinical pathway for cancer patients leads to better outcomes, lower healthcare costs
New clinical pathway lowers healthcare costs
Quality and Safety
Quality standards framework can improve both clinical and financial performance in healthcare
How a healthcare quality workforce can better care, costs
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
Acquisitions, partnerships with academic medical centers an emerging workforce trend
Academic medical center acquisitions a potential throughline to talent
Operations
Humana to integrate IntelligentRx into Epic's e-prescribing workflow
Humana to integrate IntelligentRx into Epic's e-prescribing workflow
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
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
Chinese nationals indicted for Anthem hack from 2014
Chinese nationals indicted for Anthem hack
Policy and Legislation
U.S. Supreme Court sides with DSH hospitals on payments
Supreme Court sides with DSH hospitals on payments
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
Texas Hospital Association partners with Caravan Health in statewide accountable care organization
Texas Hospital Association partners with Caravan Health for statewide ACO
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
Survey: 9 of 10 payers say they have a role in reducing physician burnout
Survey: 9 of 10 payers say they have a role in reducing physician burnout
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
Drug makers sue HHS over rule mandating they post the list price of drugs in TV ads
Drug makers sue HHS over posting of prices in TV ads
Patient Engagement
Why health professionals need to be cautious on social media
Caution on social media important for providers
Pharmacy
IBM, KPMG, Merck and Walmart to evaluate the use of blockchain in pharmaceutical product integrity
IBM, KPMG, Merck and Walmart to collaborate on blockchain for pharmacy
Population Health
Screenings for social determinants of health need to be tailored to clinics, BU finds
SDOH screenings need to be tailored for clinics
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
AHIP wants more oversight over consolidation of hospitals and physicians
AHIP wants more oversight over provider vertical mergers
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Value-based purchasing

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CMS proposes $887 million increase for skilled nursing facilities

CMS proposes $887 million increase for skilled nursing facilities

SNFs will be scored on a measure of potentially preventable hospital readmissions and on two…

New research documents state of value-based care in all 50 states

New research documents state of value-based care in all 50 states

The analysis finds that value-based payment is firmly rooted in state healthcare policy.

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Global Innovators

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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April 22, 2019 | Susan Morse

CMS proposes $887 million increase for skilled nursing facilities

April 17, 2019 | Susan Morse

New research documents state of value-based care in all 50 states

March 15, 2019 | Susan Morse

Efficient hospitals operate on -2% margins in Medicare payments, MedPAC reports

December 3, 2018 | Susan Morse

Value-based purchasing takes hold: More than half of hospitals paid as part of the program

October 30, 2018 | Beth Jones Sanborn

NYC Health + Hospitals to invest $82 million in new community health centers as part of system-wide drive towards primary care

October 18, 2018 | Jeff Lagasse

Hospitals spending $25 billion more on supply chain than they should, study finds

June 26, 2018 | Jeff Lagasse

Value-based payment models don't cut costs at market level, HFMA finds

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While 2015 was a record-breaking year in healthcare mergers and acquisitions, 2016 saw more change as organizations across the industry adjust and adapt to the evolving financial landscape.

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Once-failing hospitals say accountability, transparency key to surviving fallout from failing patient safety grades

When Leapfrog released their Spring 2016 patient safety grades recently, 15 hospitals got slapped with a very public 'F' grade casting a spotlight on them that no institution wants. But with more patients weighing public hospital grades, experts, as well as a few…

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Analyze this: Health systems, health plans get to the core of big data

Pamela Peele knows that people who subscribe to cooking magazines have a much higher risk of going to the emergency room. But how she knows that is a whole other story.

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Clinical Quality Measures 101

Clinical Quality Measures 101

Although quality-reporting programs such as meaningful use provide incentives to help providers implement and use electronic health records (EHRs) to collect and report on clinical data, practices often need help deciding what data to collect, which measures to…

Credible, Defensible Estimates

Credible, Defensible Estimates

In healthcare, every interaction with the patient matters. Especially in today’s environment of continuous improvement, efforts have been concentrated on coordination among providers, the patient care experience and quality outcomes – all laudable goals.

Gaining Actionable Insight into Financial Systems and Areas Impacting the Revenue Cycle

Gaining Actionable Insight into Financial Systems and Areas Impacting the Revenue Cycle

Hospital systems across the country are looking to streamline their billing and collection processes to become more efficient and better compete in their markets. The challenge many face is how to turn the data that's already flowing through financial systems into…