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Jun 10 | Jeff Lagasse

Healthcare hiring dipped in May, continuing trend

Although hiring in healthcare has slowed, the trend has been positive overall, with the industry adding about 391,000 jobs over the past 12…

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May 23 | Jeff Lagasse

Precision medicine as a way to improve oncology care -- and potentially drive down drug costs

Targeted interventions have shown a modest ability to lower costs and have the potential to…

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May 22 | Mark Klimek

Health systems diversify to grow their business

The strategy can carry credit risks, because when hospitals stray from their core competencies, they may strain their financial health,…

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May 22 | Jeff Lagasse

Free-standing emergency departments in Texas' big cities are not reducing congestion at hospitals

However the research indicates that free-standing emergency rooms can indeed reduce wait…

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May 20 | Jeff Lagasse

Private insurers in California pay more than double what Medicare does for similar services

The ratio of private insurance to Medicare payments is even higher than the 209 percent average at…

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May 16 | Jeff Lagasse

Quality standards framework can improve both clinical and financial performance in healthcare

A consistent framework is needed to ensure healthcare quality workforces are efficient,…

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May 15 | Susan Morse

Leapfrog report finds risk of death nearly doubles for patients in hospitals graded 'D' or 'F'

An estimated 160,000 lives are lost annually from avoidable medical errors, an improvement over…

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Apr 30 | Healthcare Finance Staff

Focus on Precision Medicine

HIMSS Media during May will interview the experts, talk to thought leaders about the obstacles and opportunities precision medicine presents today.

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Apr 25 | Susan Morse

CMS nursing home star ratings overhaul sees 37% of skilled nursing facilities losing 1 or more stars

Hospitals use the ratings on quality measures as they seek skilled nursing facilities for…

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Mar 21 | Susan Morse

BPCI Advanced down to 1,295 providers as 252 drop out

CMS announces 715 acute care hospitals and 580 physician group practices remain in the bundled payments for care improvement advanced…

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Beyond Dollars and Cents: A Closer Look At Value Beyond the expected improvement in specific metrics, many organizations that outsource RCM with a trusted and certified partner are seeing several ancillary benefits of such agreements.

Debunk the Myth: Outsourcing Doesn't Mean Losing Control With shifts in payer mixes and reimbursement structure, the margin of reimbursement has been shrinking steadily over the last five years. How do revenue cycle leaders navigate payment reform while maintaining stable business office operations?

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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. ...

Healthcare mergers and acquisitions in 2016: Running list 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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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 ...

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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 report ...

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