Topics
Reimbursement
Percent of Texas hospitals at serious risk of closure has nearly doubled since 2020
Texas hospitals at risk of closure doubles since 2020
Revenue Cycle Management
High out-of-pocket costs are negatively affecting revenue cycles
High out-of-pocket costs are affecting revenue cycles
Strategic Planning
HIMSSCast: Geisinger's automation strategy frees clinicians to spend more time with patients
HIMSSCast: Geisinger's automation strategy frees clinicians to spend more time with patients
Capital Finance
Cigna to increase venture spending on startups, digital technologies
Cigna to increase venture spending on startups, tech
Supply Chain
Buy American final rule should strengthen medical supply chain
Buy American final rule should strengthen supply chain
Accounting & Financial Management
Top Stories: Audits show overcharges to Medicare Advantage plans; Attorneys general urge Apple to add reproductive data protections
Top Stories: Audits show overcharges to MA plans
Budgeting
Health insurers will issue roughly $1 billion in rebates this year
Health insurers will issue roughly $1B in rebates this year
Quality and Safety
No public health emergency declaration for RSV or flu
No PHE declaration for RSV or flu
Billing and Collections
One-fifth of adults have received a surprise medical bill, survey shows
One-fifth of adults have received a surprise medical bill
Claims Processing
Leveraging AI to benefit the healthcare ecosystem for providers, payers and members
Leveraging AI to benefit the healthcare ecosystem for providers, payers and members
Workforce
Cost of burnout-related physician turnover totals $5 billion annually
Cost of burnout-related physician turnover totals $5B annually
Operations
Intermountain selects COO Rob Allen as new CEO
Intermountain selects COO Rob Allen as new CEO
Medical Devices
New 'digital masks' touted as means of protecting patient privacy
'Digital masks' touted as means of protecting patient privacy
Hospital/physician relations
Physicians would rather leave than work for Envision, doctor says
Physicians would rather leave than work for Envision, doctor says
Construction & Facilities Management
Providence announces $712 million expansion in southern California 
Providence announces $712M expansion in southern California 
Compliance & Legal
Texas Medical Association files another lawsuit against No Surprises Act
Texas Medical Association again files lawsuit against No Surprises Act
Policy and Legislation
HHS proposes rule for substance use treatment information sharing and protection 
HHS proposes substance use information sharing and protection rule
Community Benefit
Sentara Healthcare moves into the medically underserved community
Sentara Healthcare moves into the community
Accountable Care
AMA and others make MSSP requests ahead of final rule
AMA and others make MSSP requests ahead of final rule
Acute Care
Patient acuity is driving up hospital costs, AHA says
Patient acuity is driving up hospital costs, AHA says
Ambulatory Care
Humana plans CenterWell expansion of 30-35 senior primary care clinics
Humana plans CenterWell expansion of 30-35 senior primary care clinics
Analytics
CMS aims to improve health equity data to reduce disparities
CMS aims to improve health equity data
Business Intelligence
Optum Labs funds opening of digital health research center at Cornell
Optum Labs funds digital health research center at Cornell
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
Millions in Medicare Advantage overcharges revealed in audits
Millions in Medicare Advantage overcharges revealed in audits
Patient Engagement
Patients satisfied with virtual primary care, though more work needs to be done
Patients largely satisfied with virtual primary care
Pharmacy
Swapping out high-cost generics may save patients almost 90%
Swapping out high cost generics may save patients almost 90%
Population Health
DSH payments disproportionately disadvantage Black patients
DSH payments disadvantage Black patients
Risk Management
Brigham and Women's is evaluating patients at risk from taking multiple medications
Brigham and Women's is evaluating patients at risk from medications
Telehealth
TytoCare announces remote primary care offering
TytoCare announces remote primary care offering
Mergers & Acquisitions
Wisconsin-based health systems Bellin and Gundersen to merge
Wisconsin-based health systems Bellin and Gundersen to merge
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News

PHI releases first direct-care workforce state data center
Oct 12, 2011 |
PHI releases first direct-care workforce state data center
The Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI), a national nonprofit working to improve America's ...
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