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Jul 17 | Jeff Lagasse

What North Carolina's rural hospital struggles reveal about the US

There is a confluence of factors leading to widespread closure of rural hospitals, including ...

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Jul 17 | Beth Jones Sanborn

Spotlight: How providers and payers are combating the opioid epidemic in different parts of the US

Whether it's technology, legislation, or new policies and ...

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Jul 17 | Jeff Lagasse

Silver lining: Million dollar medical claims leap 87%

What looks like a nightmare for hospital finance executives is also an opportunity to reduce excessive losses ...

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Jul 17 | Bernie Monegain

Social determinants of health gain traction as UnitedHealthcare and Intermountain build new programs

Organizations are each expanding services to address non-medical ...

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Jul 17 | Jeff Lagasse

Hospitals gearing up to deploy more medical transcription tools

Growing digital transformation, as well as increasing adoption of web-based services over ...

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Jul 16 | Beth Jones Sanborn

Racial, gender disparities in Boston hospital executives echo national trends in diversity and wage gap

New research found that 80 percent of the 103 clinical ...

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Jul 16 | Jeff Lagasse

Tennessee hospitals generate more than $18 billion for state economy

New data from states including Tennessee and Connecticut highlight the importance of helping ...

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Jul 16 | Jeff Lagasse

Hospitals must overcome these challenges to transition from fee for service to value-based care

Executives must address redundant services, lengthy claims processing ...

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Jul 13 | Susan Morse

Office of Inspector General to HHS: Make former Secretary Tom Price pay back $341,000 in travel costs

Former HHS Secretary Tom Price did not comply with federal ...

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Jul 13 | Jeff Lagasse

Hospitals vs. outpatient clinics: Who causes more unplanned patient readmissions?

New research found that the length of time after which a patient returns to the ...

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