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Jan 25, 2019 | Jeff Lagasse

Orthopedic surgery spending increased 44 percent since 2010

Volume increase is the main cost driver, as the number of such procedures has sharply risen across nearly all ages under 65.

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Jan 24, 2019 | Jeff Lagasse

Looking to slash hospital supply chain costs? Centralizing operations is one way to do it

By creating economies of scale with a full-service supply chain, University of Missouri Health Care…

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Jan 21, 2019 | Jeff Lagasse

Delivery robot poised to create efficiencies, save on operational costs for hospitals

Modeled after a robot from the Star Wars films, Relay offers a potential escape hatch for healthcare…

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Jan 21, 2019 | Jeff Lagasse

Healthcare business and financial analytics market to hit $50B by 2024

Contributing factors include mandates to curb costs, increasing regulatory requirements and growing EHR adoption.

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Jan 14, 2019 | Jeff Lagasse

Hospital profitability, volumes struggled during 2018, with a few exceptions

The summer of 2018 was strong, but aside from that there were few bright spots in a year of declining volumes and…

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Jan 08, 2019 | Jeff Lagasse

Most healthcare execs say charge capture is essential, yet 40 percent discuss it once a month or less

One-third discuss charge capture weekly, while 18 percent discuss it twice a month, 8…

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Jan 07, 2019 | Jeff Lagasse

How employers can improve cancer care and costs, based on a National Alliance roadmap

The report identifies gaps in treatment and related benefits administration based on the National…

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Jan 04, 2019 | Beth Jones Sanborn

Medicare, Medicaid underpaid U.S. hospitals by $76.8 billion in 2017, American Hospital Association says

Also in 2017, hospitals provided $38.4 billion in uncompensated care, the AHA said.

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Jan 02, 2019 | Susan Morse

Tenet and Cigna reach multi-year contract agreement

Negotiations have been ongoing for close to a year over payment rates.

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Dec 31, 2018 | Jeff Lagasse

Essential elements to consider when choosing an HSA administrator

The administrator's business goals, the amount of education offered and access allowed, are all factors to take into…

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