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Mar 26 | Jeff Lagasse

In the coronavirus age, loneliness and social isolation are pressing concerns for healthcare

Finding ways to connect meaningfully with patients is almost as important as those patients…

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Mar 24 | Jeff Lagasse

Homeless people receive less treatment in hospitals for heart attacks, have higher readmission rates

This is concerning for providers, whose reimbursement is increasingly tied to the 30-day…

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Mar 24 | Jeff Lagasse

Better data sharing between payers, providers can move the needle on social determinants of health

More robust SDOH data is not only a care quality consideration, but a business…

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Mar 09 | Jeff Lagasse

Healthcare private equity had a record year with deal values close to $79 billion

The increasing size of healthcare deal values stemmed primarily from large buyouts, as the average deal size…

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Mar 04 | Susan Morse

BCBS Kansas City partners for two IT engagement solutions

Insurers are increasingly looking for ways to engage members for early interventions and better health outcomes that lower costs.

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Mar 04 | Jeff Lagasse

Healthcare vendor data breaches prove costly, necessitating automation and process changes to curb costs

Only 36% of vendors said they would immediately notify providers if they had a breach…

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Feb 20 | Susan Morse

Highmark launches technology-enabled opioid treatment program in West Virginia

When opioid dependent patients are on medication-assisted treatments, health-related costs decrease by $20,000…

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Feb 19 | Jeff Lagasse

Reducing use of low-value tests helps health systems make best use of their dollars

More substantive improvements occurred in Canada as compared to the U.S., suggesting recommendations work…

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Feb 19 | Jeff Lagasse

Managed care, revenue cycle performance strategies are critical to increasing payer yield

Understanding contract loopholes, and being self-advocates during negotiations, can help community…

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Feb 19 |

More than $2 billion in fraud recoveries collected from healthcare companies last year

Providers warned to stay vigilant as financial and political incentives remain strong to bring False…

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