Topics
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
Walgreens and VillageMD to open 29 primary care practices in Texas this year
Walgreens and VillageMD to open 29 primary care practices in Texas
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
Just 5.6% of hospitals are compliant with price transparency rule
Just 5.6% of hospitals compliant with price transparency
Billing and Collections
Aetna drops lawsuit against Mednax
Aetna drops lawsuit against Mednax
Claims Processing
Anthem collaborates with Epic to give providers more data-driven insights 
Anthem collaborates with Epic on provider data-driven insights 
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
White House investing more than $1.6 billion in COVID-19 testing in vulnerable communities
White House investing $1.6B in testing for vulnerable communities
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
Meet the informaticist trying to solve the mystery of long COVID
Meet the informaticist trying to solve the mystery of long COVID
Business Intelligence
Signify Health care coordination tech launches in more than 50 hospitals
Signify Health care coordination tech launches in 50+ hospitals
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
Biden administration launches campaign to enroll people in health coverage during final 30 days of SEP
Biden launches campaign to enroll people during SEP
Patient Engagement
Pandemic boosting healthcare consumerism, CVS Health finds
Pandemic boosting healthcare consumerism, CVS Health finds
Pharmacy
Cigna offering a $500 incentive for those who switch to a biosimilar drug
Cigna offering $500 incentive to switch to a biosimilar drug
Population Health
Vaccine immune response linked to age, underscoring importance of mass vaccinations
Vaccine immune response linked to age
Risk Management
Geisinger and Noteworth launch virtual care platform to help control chronic diseases
Geisinger and Noteworth launch virtual care platform
Telehealth
Virtual care management growth may slow, but will keep climbing, analysts say
Virtual care management growth may slow, but will keep climbing, analysts say
Mergers & Acquisitions
Anthem completes acquisition of MMM Holdings from InnovaCare Health
Anthem completes acquisition of MMM Holdings
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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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