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Apr 18 | Jeff Lagasse

Hospital merger and acquisition volume in the first quarter was the lowest in nearly a decade

It was the fourth straight quarter in which M&A was lower than the annual quarterly average.

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Apr 18 | Jeff Lagasse

Eliminating routine but low-value preoperative tests for cataract surgery patients associated with cost savings

One medical center found savings of $67,241 over three years by foregoing…

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Apr 16 | Jeff Lagasse

Hospitals in financial straits due to difficult market conditions, poor cash management practices

Economies of scale and long-term cash forecasts are essential, especially for smaller…

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Apr 11 | Jeff Lagasse

Health systems increase operating margins through diversification strategies

Health systems can create a risk-adjusted portfolio of initiatives that leverages their ecosystem and competitive…

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Apr 04 | Jeff Lagasse

Government subsidies may be key to containing hospital-borne infections

Patients and healthcare workers can spread infections from one hospital to another, even if some are more vigilant in…

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Apr 02 | Healthcare Finance Staff

Focus on Revenue Cycle: Hospital systems are ripe for modernization

This special collection of feature stories, interviews, videos and deep dives into what you need to know about the…

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Mar 26 | Jeff Lagasse

Hospitals improve financial performance, but volumes are slipping

The underperformance in volume was a trend that held nationally for the most part, with discharges remaining steadily in…

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Mar 26 | Jeff Lagasse

PwC: Healthcare private equity investments to skyrocket in 2019

Firm predicts the trend will continue gaining momentum, giving traditional healthcare companies opportunities to sell non-core…

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Mar 13 | Jeff Lagasse

High healthcare use linked with lower prices, according to Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

The inverse is also true: Low usage is associated with higher prices, although there are outliers…

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Mar 08 | Jeff Lagasse

Nearly all hospital leaders say supply chain optimization improves margins, survey shows

Supply chain management is a medium or high priority yet just 13 percent say it's a top…

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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 ...

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