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Reimbursement
Physicians adverse to the financial risk of payment models that penalize for cost overruns
Physicians adverse to financial risk in payment models
Revenue Cycle Management
How St. Luke's created a patient-centric revenue cycle to improve satisfaction and collections
How St. Luke's created a patient-centric rev cycle
Strategic Planning
Why branding in healthcare is more important than ever, and how to connect with consumers
Branding more important than ever in healthcare
Capital Finance
Healthcare will spend the most on R&D of any industry by 2020, says PwC
Healthcare R&D spending is on the rise
Supply Chain
Hospitals spending $25 billion more on supply chain than they should, study finds
Hospitals spend $25B more than they should on supply chain
Accounting & Financial Management
Healthcare cost variations between regions attributed to price, usage
Price, usage lead to regional cost variation
Budgeting
Hospitals in one rural system have negative operating margins of $100 million a year, CEO says
Rural hospitals lose $100M a year, CEO says
Quality and Safety
Geisinger unveils ProvenRecovery program for surgery patients which cuts down on opioid use, speeds recovery
Geisinger unveils ProvenRecovery program for surgery patients
Billing and Collections
Technology key to curbing rate of claims denials for hospitals, health systems
Tech is key for curbing denials
Claims Processing
Change, TIBCO use blockchain to build smart contract system for payers
Change, TIBCO build smart contract system for payers
Workforce
How nurses rate daily job difficulty plays key role in patient care
Nurses' job difficulty plays role in patient care
Operations
Artificial Intelligence ROI is coming sooner than you think
AI to yield ROI within 4 years, Optum says
Medical Devices
Apple is developing custom health information tracking chips
Apple is developing custom health chips
Hospital/physician relations
How hospitals can keep doctors positively engaged with their work
Keeping doctors positively engaged
Construction & Facilities Management
Mayo Clinic leads among the biggest hospital construction projects that kicked off in September
9 big healthcare construction projects that kicked off in September
Compliance & Legal
Department of Justice, Atrium Health settle civil suit over alleged anti-competitive steering restrictions
DOJ, Atrium settle civil suit over alleged steering practices
Policy and Legislation
Health and Human Services issues rule to deny contraception coverage based on religious, moral grounds
HHS finalizes rule to deny birth control based on religious, moral grounds
Community Benefit
Opioid abuse treatment buprenorphine integrated into New York City Health + Hospitals primary care clinics
NYC H+H integrates opioid abuse treatment into primary care clinics
Accountable Care
MSSP ACOs saved more money than CMS reported, says National Association of ACOs
MSSP ACOs saved more money than CMS reported, NAAACO says
Acute Care
Urgent care visits increase as emergency room visits fall, study finds
Urgent care visits rise, emergency room visits fall
Ambulatory Care
Medical schools, teaching hospitals account for 3% of US GDP, report shows
Med schools, teaching hospitals are 3% of GDP
Analytics
Hospital CIOs report lack of confidence about their financial data
Many CIOs lack confidence in financial data
Business Intelligence
6 deep-dive symposiums at HIMSS Global Conference
6 deep-dive symposiums at HIMSS Global Conference
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
HHS Secretary Alex Azar declares wildfires a public health emergency; CMS issues program waivers
HHS Secretary Alex Azar declares wildfires a public health emergency
Patient Engagement
Patient engagement: Clinicians like the idea, but do they really know what it means?
Do your clinicians understand patient engagement?
Pharmacy
Nearly half of consumers abandoned a prescription at the pharmacy because it was too expensive
Nearly half of consumers have abandoned a costly prescription
Population Health
Health costs of ageism calculated at $63 billion annually, study finds
Health costs of ageism: $63 billion annually
Risk Management
(UPDATED)Camp Fire in Northern California damages Adventist Health Feather River Hospital, patients evacuated
(UPDATED)Camp wildfire damages hospital, patients evacuated
Telehealth
Why telehealth should focus on population health, treatment plan adherence as the model evolves
Why telehealth should focus on pop health
Mergers & Acquisitions
California approves CVS, Aetna merger contingent upon premium promise and $240 million investment
California approves CVS, Aetna merger
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Ambulance rides often result in surprise bills

Ambulance rides often result in surprise bills

One patient got a $3,660 bill for a 4-mile ride. Another was charged $8,460 for a trip from one hospital that…

Unnecessary medical tests, treatments cost $200 billion annually, cause harm

Unnecessary medical tests, treatments cost $200 billion annually, cause harm

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Global lessons on how to foster a culture of innovation

Global lessons on how to foster a culture of innovation

The first HIMSS Insights eBook addresses the challenges of innovating in large organizations and health…

Tapping Technology to Move the Quadruple Aim from Concept to Reality

Tapping Technology to Move the Quadruple Aim from Concept to Reality

According to a recent HIMSS Media survey of hospitals and ambulatory care leaders, fewer…

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Opioid abuse treatment buprenorphine integrated into New York City Health + Hospitals primary care clinics

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October 3, 2018 | Beth Jones Sanborn

Intervention by nephrologists in Stage 4 kidney disease patients could net $1 billion in savings for healthcare systems

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Mayo Clinic says opioid controlled substance agreements safely reduce healthcare visits and decrease utilization

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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.

Once-failing hospitals say accountability, transparency key to surviving fallout from failing patient safety grades

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. But with more patients weighing public hospital grades, experts, as well as a few…

Analyze this: Health systems, health plans get to the core of big data

Analyze this: Health systems, health plans get to the core of big data

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Clinical Quality Measures 101

Clinical Quality Measures 101

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Gaining Actionable Insight into Financial Systems and Areas Impacting the Revenue Cycle

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 that's already flowing through financial systems into…

Credible, Defensible Estimates

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.