Topics
Reimbursement
Overcoming barriers to value-based care adoption requires wise use of technology
Using tech to overcome VBC challenges
Revenue Cycle Management
Referral process going digital as healthcare providers look to stem revenue leakage
Referral processes going digital
Strategic Planning
Haven rolls out health plan pilot for some employees
Haven rolls out health plan pilot
Capital Finance
Healthcare real estate: The pros and cons of buying versus leasing
To lease or to buy? The pros and cons
Supply Chain
Hospital bottom lines could benefit from more clinical integration in the supply chain
Clinical integration in supply chain boosts bottom lines
Accounting & Financial Management
Reducing wasteful spending in healthcare by curbing administrative complexity
Curbing administrative complexity to slash waste
Budgeting
'Care cascades,' or unwarranted tests, show hidden costs
Unnecessary tests show hidden costs
Quality and Safety
Maine hospitals lead in Leapfrog safety grades
Maine hospitals lead in Leapfrog safety grades
Billing and Collections
Poor digital billing process associated with uncollected payments
Poor digital billing associated with collections
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
Montefiore Medicine names Philip Ozuah new CEO
Montefiore Medicine names Philip Ozuah new CEO
Operations
Kaiser, healthcare community mourn loss of CEO Bernard Tyson
Kaiser mourns the loss of CEO Bernard Tyson
Medical Devices
Apple is developing custom health information tracking chips
Apple is developing custom health chips
Hospital/physician relations
Quality of initial training makes a big difference in EHR satisfaction, KLAS report finds
Poor EHR training brings down provider satisfaction
Construction & Facilities Management
Cape Cod Healthcare building $180M patient tower, investing in EHR
CCHC building $180M patient tower
Compliance & Legal
OCR imposes a $2.15 million civil penalty against Jackson Health System for alleged HIPAA violations
Jackson Health pays $2.15M in civil penalty
Policy and Legislation
First week of open enrollment sees roughly 177,000 consumers sign up over two days
177,000 people select Healthcare.gov plans in 2 days
Community Benefit
Advocate Aurora Health contributed $2.1 billion to community charitable care and services in 2018
Advocate Aurora: $2.1B in charity care
Accountable Care
Physician-led accountable care organizations outperform hospital-led counterparts
Physician-led ACOs outperform hospital ACOs
Acute Care
Pressure ulcers cost the health system $26.8 billion a year
Pressure ulcers cost the health system $26.8B a year
Ambulatory Care
Medical schools, teaching hospitals account for 3% of US GDP, report shows
Med schools, teaching hospitals are 3% of GDP
Analytics
Anthem, MassChallenge HealthTech to collaborate on accelerator launch
Anthem, MassChallenge HealthTech launching accelerator
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
Americans cutting back on monthly expenses to afford healthcare premiums
To afford premiums, Americans are cutting back
Patient Engagement
Emerging employee wellness trends for 2020
Emerging employee wellness trends for 2020
Pharmacy
How providers can avoid malpractice claims linked to opioids
Avoiding opioid malpractice claims
Population Health
How health insurance literacy can affect the financial hardship of cancer
Insurance literacy can impact financial hardship
Risk Management
Study finds racial bias in Optum algorithm
Study finds racial bias in Optum algorithm
Telehealth
School-based telehealth program reduces ED visits by pediatric asthma patients
School-based telehealth reduced ED visits
Mergers & Acquisitions
California AG denies Adventist\West and St. Joseph affiliation
California AG denies Adventist and St. Joseph affiliation
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News

First week of open enrollment sees roughly 177,000 consumers sign up over two days
Nov 07 | Jeff Lagasse
First week of open enrollment sees roughly 177,000 consumers sign up over two days
About half as many people signed up in the first week this year as opposed to ...
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Healthcare real estate: The pros and cons of buying versus leasing
Nov 07 | Jeff Lagasse
Healthcare real estate: The pros and cons of buying versus leasing
Real estate is increasingly becoming an avenue for providers to increase their revenue and ...
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CMS delays rule requiring hospitals to post negotiated prices
Nov 07 | Susan Morse
CMS delays rule requiring hospitals to post negotiated prices
A rule on hospital prices will be coming out alongside a proposal for health plan transparency, CMS ...
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Seriously ill Medicare beneficiaries can face considerable financial hardship
Nov 06 | Jeff Lagasse
Seriously ill Medicare beneficiaries can face considerable financial hardship
More than half of those surveyed said they had a serious problem paying a medical bill ...
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National Committee for Quality Assurance ranks health plans for comparison during open enrollment
Nov 06 | Susan Morse
National Committee for Quality Assurance ranks health plans for comparison during open enrollment
Five plans scored highest with Northeast and Midwest dominating as ...
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Montefiore Medicine names Philip Ozuah new CEO
Nov 06 | Jeff Lagasse
Montefiore Medicine names Philip Ozuah new CEO
Ozuah will officially take the helm on November 15, succeeding Dr. Steven M. Safyer, who is retiring after 40 years.
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Overall drop in admissions may partially explain reductions in the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program
Nov 05 | Jeff Lagasse
Overall drop in admissions may partially explain reductions in the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program
What looked like achievements of the program may have been ...
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Providers and caregivers need better awareness of age-friendly care
Nov 05 |
Providers and caregivers need better awareness of age-friendly care
While 88% of patients said they were satisfied with their care, only half said their doctors and ...
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Consumers are increasingly self-empowered in their care decisions -- and place a growing premium on convenience
Nov 05 | Jeff Lagasse
Consumers are increasingly self-empowered in their care decisions -- and place a growing premium on convenience
A robust web presence and offerings like online ...
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Healthcare data breaches will cost industry $4 billion by year's end, and 2020 is poised to be worse
Nov 04 | Jeff Lagasse
Healthcare data breaches will cost industry $4 billion by year's end, and 2020 is poised to be worse
Providers continue to be the most targeted organizations ...
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