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Reimbursement
Trinity Heath anticipates $2 billion in losses and further layoffs as COVID-19 continues
Trinity Health is expecting $2B in losses
Revenue Cycle Management
Healthcare CFOs look to technology and automation for COVID-19 recovery
CFOs look to tech for COVID-19 recovery
Strategic Planning
Health Partners adds Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania to network
Health Plan Partners adds Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania
Capital Finance
Healthcare real estate remains attractive to investors despite COVID-19 pandemic
Healthcare real estate remains attractive to investors
Supply Chain
National stockpiling standards are needed to address product shortages, Premier says
Premier: National stockpiling standards are needed
Accounting & Financial Management
Credit downgrades aren't attributable to COVID-19, but cash flow will be a challenge
COVID-19 is not causing credit downgrades
Budgeting
A dynamic healthcare budget process may trump traditional budgeting in terms of accuracy, flexibility
Benefits of a dynamic budgeting process
Quality and Safety
Mayo Clinic announces advanced care at home model with Medically Home
Mayo Clinic announces advanced care at home
Billing and Collections
Blue Shield of California is offering providers up to $200 million during COVID-19 crisis
Blue Shield of California offers providers $200M
Claims Processing
Epic connects with HCSC on payer data exchange platform
Epic connects with HCSC on payer data exchange platform
Workforce
Behavioral health is an overlooked need for healthcare workers during COVID-19
Health workers need behavioral health during pandemic
Operations
Primary care doctors say they're not ready for the next COVID-19 surge
Primary care docs aren't ready for the next surge
Medical Devices
Report says Abbott's FreeStyle Libre 14 day system cuts diabetes management costs
Report says Abbott's FreeStyle Libre 14 day system cuts diabetes management costs
Hospital/physician relations
Quality of initial training makes a big difference in EHR satisfaction, KLAS report finds
Poor EHR training brings down provider satisfaction
Construction & Facilities Management
Kaiser Permanente cancels plans for $900 million headquarters in Oakland
Kaiser Permanente cancels $900M headquarters
Compliance & Legal
Ten indicted in $1.4B multi-state hospital testing fraud scheme
Ten indicted in $1.4B multi-state hospital testing fraud scheme
Policy and Legislation
HHS announces billion-dollar push toward experimental COVID-19 vaccine
HHS announces billion-dollar push toward experimental COVID-19 vaccine
Community Benefit
Harvard Pilgrim is providing $30 million in premium credits to all its fully-insured employer groups
Harvard Pilgrim is providing $30M in premium credits
Accountable Care
Blue Shield California's Health Reimagined ties provider pay to quality and patient satisfaction
Blue Shield California pilot includes value-based reimbursement 
Acute Care
New Orleans hospital provides microcosm of COVID-19's effects on ED volumes
New Orleans hospitals shows coronavirus effects on ED
Ambulatory Care
Medical schools, teaching hospitals account for 3% of US GDP, report shows
Med schools, teaching hospitals are 3% of GDP
Analytics
Colorado HIEs have improved outcomes, costs for jails via speedy information access
HIEs in Colorado have lowered costs for inmate care
Business Intelligence
While the price of healthcare is growing, utilization is dropping and price variations persist, report says
HCCI: Price of healthcare is growing, utilization is dropping, price variations persist
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
AHA, others urge HHS to delay price transparency rule due to COVID-19
AHA urges HHS to delay price transparency rule due to COVID-19
Patient Engagement
Loneliness is an issue for COVID-19 patients that tech alone can't solve, says former HIMSS employee
Loneliness is an issue for COVID-19 patients that tech alone can't solve
Pharmacy
Compounded drug market needs transparency, more regulatory certainty, says Pew
Compounded drug market needs transparency
Population Health
Medicaid expansion has led to earlier cancer detection among individuals with low incomes
Medicaid expansion helped cancer detection
Risk Management
Cybersecurity needs to be put in business terms
Cybersecurity needs to be put in business terms
Telehealth
Telehealth claims increased significantly between April 2019 and 2020, report shows
Telehealth claims increased because of pandemic
Mergers & Acquisitions
Healthcare mergers and acquisitions are down, but not as much as anticipated
M&A is down, but not as much as expected
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Analytics

Jul 01 | Jeff Lagasse
National stockpiling standards are needed to address product shortages, Premier says
A national strategy is needed to avoid redirecting supplies away from front-line caregivers, the survey…
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Jun 30 | Jeff Lagasse
Parkview Medical Center is leveraging community partnerships to tackle SDOH
By using a personal, community-based approach, Parkview was able to realize savings by cutting unnecessary ED…
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Jun 12 | Susan Morse
New behavioral health EHR program gets Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island funding
The grant will allow Newport Mental Health to analyze trends and integrate multiple sources of data to…
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Jun 09 | Jeff Lagasse
Healthcare CFOs look to technology and automation for COVID-19 recovery
Only 12% of CFOs expect they will need to cut or defer spending on their financial systems' digital…
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Jun 09 |
Anthem provides $2.5 billion in COVID-19 support for consumers, providers and communities
Anthem has pledged $2.5 billion to assist consumers, caregivers and communities.
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Prisoner consulting with attorney
Jun 05 | Jeff Lagasse
Colorado HIEs have improved outcomes, costs for jails via speedy information access
The goal was to improve outcomes, reduce the recidivism rate and send inmates back into the communities…
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Healthcare worker donning mask
Jun 02 | Jeff Lagasse
Controlling labor costs can provide hospitals financial stability during pandemic
By shifting personnel to different departments, Nebraska Medicine Center has shored up labor costs and…
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Jun 01 | Jeff Lagasse
Electronic health records fail to detect up to 33% of medication errors
While showing minor improvements over the years, EHR systems consistently failed to detect errors that could injure or…
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Jun 01 |
COVID-19 has accelerated adoption of non-contact patient monitoring technology, says Frost & Sullivan analysis
Report predicts shift away from wearables to video analytics and mobile…
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May 28 | Jeff Lagasse
Montefiore Health System using tech to scale population health management strategies
Predictive analytics and natural language processing have helped the system improve readmission,…
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