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Mar 02 | Susan Morse

Marshfield Clinic reports $17 million loss in first quarter due to lack of ACA reimbursement

Payor mix shifts and increased supply costs within the care delivery division also hindered…

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Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center eyes $469M expansion

Mar 01 | Beth Jones Sanborn

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center eyes $469 million expansion, renovation project

Many services are occurring in spaces that are too small, too old and not optimally oriented, need for…

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Feb 28 | Jessica Davis

eClinicalWorks to launch cloud-based platform for acute care, revenue cycle

Launching at HIMSS18 next week, the new software aims to create seamless data sharing between ambulatory and acute…

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Feb 26 | Jeff Lagasse

Medicare 340B a $2.2 billion boon for Massachusetts hospitals, study finds

The results of new research conducted by Avalere Health counter the argument that 340B drug pricing would bring…

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Unsure about BPCI? Apply now and decide late

Feb 19 | Susan Morse

Unsure about Bundled Payments for Care Improvement model? Apply now so you can decide later

Hospitals that apply by March 12 can then wait for further target pricing information and make up…

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Feb 19 | Susan Morse

Anthem amends ER policy but stands behind decision not to pay for avoidable emergency care

As of Jan. 1, Anthem said it would always pay for emergency room visits based on certain conditions.

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Feb 13 | Jeff Lagasse

How Intermountain empowers families in clinical care to reduce readmissions

The voluntary Intermountain Partners in Healing program enables patients' family members to perform various…

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Jan 26 | Susan Morse

Peak flu? Not yet, emergency doctors say

As the flu keeps hitting emergency rooms and inpatient stays, hospitals that have reached capacity are using ambulance diversions.

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Medicaid expansion linked to better surgical care

Jan 25 | Jeff Lagasse

Another upside of Medicaid expansion: Better, more timely surgical care

Particularly surprising was the speed at which the improvements took place, with better surgical quality results…

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ACO ditches Excel to advance Medicare Shared Savings Program

Jan 23 | Susan Morse

How one ACO ditched Excel to engage physicians and advance shared savings

Innovation Care Partners built a dashboard to engage physicians and offers them financial incentives to use the…

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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.

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.

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