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Feb 08 | Beth Jones Sanborn

Artificial intelligence can identify at-risk patients, inform care and improve disease prevention

Southeast Health Medical Center is making the case for the potential impact of AI on…

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Feb 05 | Jeff Lagasse

Healthcare gains 42,000 jobs in January, led by ambulatory services

The healthcare industry has added 368,000 jobs overall over the past 12 months, enough to account for about 11 percent of…

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Jan 29 | Beth Jones Sanborn

University of Chicago Medicine study shows need to enhance patient rest, evaluate overnight interruptions for better patient experience

The program used electronic "nudges" to…

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Jan 22 | Jeff Lagasse

Cancer survivors face significant hardships related to medical bills

Having a high deductible health plan without a health savings account was associated with greater hardship compared with…

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Pat Maryland, John Doyle and David Pryor are leaving Ascension.

Jan 22 | Susan Morse

Ascension Healthcare CEO Pat Maryland, two other key executives, are leaving health system

The position of CEO of Ascension Healthcare will be eliminated effective July 1.

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Paladina corporate headquarters in Denver, CO (Google Earth)

Jan 18 | Jeff Lagasse

Paladina Health acquires Activate Healthcare, creating large provider of value-based care

The collaboration results in a value-based primary care provider that serves more than 170,000…

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Jan 16 | Beth Jones Sanborn

Humana, Tenet Healthcare reach new deal restoring in-network access

Tenet's CEO said the exclusion of Humana patients had an adverse effect on the system, with adjusted patient…

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Jan 15 | Jeff Lagasse

Healthcare added more jobs than other sectors in 2018, and the growth outlook is strong

By the end of the year, there were about 16 million people working in healthcare -- about 11 percent…

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Jan 15 | Beth Jones Sanborn

Hahnemann University Hospital, St. Christopher's to share newly-appointed CEO

Hahnemann and St. Christopher's were recently sold by Tenet Healthcare to American Academic Health System,…

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Jan 11 | Charlotte Huff, Kaiser Health News

After bitter closure, rural Texas hospital defies the norm and reopens

Without a hospital, residents of Crockett, located 120 miles north of Houston, were 35 miles away along rural roads…

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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?

Care Collaboration Success for Improved Outcomes The nature of our healthcare ecosystem has been one of siloed care. Rarely do payers, providers and local resources come together with the patient's well-being prioritized as a unifying mission. Read how these organizations are getting it right.

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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.

Analyze this: Health systems, health plans get to the core of big data Pamela Peele knows that people who subscribe to cooking magazines have a much higher risk of going to the emergency room. But how she knows that is a whole other story.

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. ...

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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 ...

Credible, Defensible Estimates In healthcare, every interaction with the patient matters. Especially in today’s environment of continuous improvement, efforts have been concentrated on coordination among providers, the patient care experience and quality outcomes – all laudable goals.

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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