Topics
Reimbursement
Volume growth contributes to improved hospital margins in October, finds Kaufman Hall
Hospital margins up in October, driven by volume
Revenue Cycle Management
Referral process going digital as healthcare providers look to stem revenue leakage
Referral processes going digital
Strategic Planning
Managing risk in a hyper-outsourcing world requires facilitating good vendor relationships
Managing risk in an outsourcing world
Capital Finance
Healthcare real estate: The pros and cons of buying versus leasing
To lease or to buy? The pros and cons
Supply Chain
Unnecessary healthcare supply chain spending reaches almost $26 billion; savings opportunities remain
Unnecessary supply chain spending reaches $26B
Accounting & Financial Management
Healthcare spending rises to $3.6 trillion in the U.S., driven partly by health insurance tax
Health spending rises to $3.6T
Budgeting
'Care cascades,' or unwarranted tests, show hidden costs
Unnecessary tests show hidden costs
Quality and Safety
Hospitals given latitude to select transplant candidates don't prioritize sickest patients
Hospitals don't prioritize sickest transplant candidates
Billing and Collections
Poor digital billing process associated with uncollected payments
Poor digital billing associated with collections
Claims Processing
BCBS Institute and Solera partner, pay SDoH organizations through outcomes-based medical claims
BCBS Institute, Solera, to pay organizations through outcomes-based claims
Workforce
Shortage of specialists negatively impacting patients in rural areas
Specialist shortage hurting rural patients
Operations
Getting a handle on identity and access in healthcare isn't just a technology problem
Identity and access: Not just a tech problem
Medical Devices
Apple is developing custom health information tracking chips
Apple is developing custom health chips
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
Cape Cod Healthcare building $180M patient tower, investing in EHR
CCHC building $180M patient tower
Compliance & Legal
AHIP, BCBS Association support lawsuit against health insurance tax for Medicaid managed care
AHIP, BCBS Association support health insurance tax lawsuit
Policy and Legislation
Mayor Pete Buttigieg unveils plan to reduce inequities in healthcare access
Mayor Pete releases plan to curb health inequities
Community Benefit
Advocate Aurora Health contributed $2.1 billion to community charitable care and services in 2018
Advocate Aurora: $2.1B in charity care
Accountable Care
Physician-led accountable care organizations outperform hospital-led counterparts
Physician-led ACOs outperform hospital ACOs
Acute Care
Pressure ulcers cost the health system $26.8 billion a year
Pressure ulcers cost the health system $26.8B a year
Ambulatory Care
Medical schools, teaching hospitals account for 3% of US GDP, report shows
Med schools, teaching hospitals are 3% of GDP
Analytics
Anthem, MassChallenge HealthTech to collaborate on accelerator launch
Anthem, MassChallenge HealthTech launching accelerator
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
Final days of ACA open enrollment show 10% drop in signups
ACA enrollment down 10% going into final days
Patient Engagement
Patients intrigued by digital health services, but still value face-to-face interactions
Patients still value face-to-face visits
Pharmacy
Suicide attempts and hospitals admissions linked to non-opioid drugs on the rise
Suicides, admissions linked to non-opioid drugs
Population Health
Majority of parents say socioeconomic factors negatively impact their families' health
Socioeconomic factors impact families' health
Risk Management
Cybersecurity needs to be put in business terms
Cybersecurity needs to be put in business terms
Telehealth
Laws ensuring commercial insurance coverage for telehealth increasing among states
Laws ensuring commercial insurance coverage for telehealth increasing among states
Mergers & Acquisitions
CVS Health to acquire IlliniCare Health in agreement with Centene
CVS to acquire IlliniCare in Centene deal
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Hospital/physician relations

Nov 08 |
Quality of initial training makes a big difference in EHR satisfaction, KLAS report finds
The research shows significant variability in EHR satisfaction among specialties, but high-quality…
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Nov 06 | Jeff Lagasse
Montefiore Medicine names Philip Ozuah new CEO
Ozuah will officially take the helm on November 15, succeeding Dr. Steven M. Safyer, who is retiring after 40 years.
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Oct 25 | Jeff Lagasse
Burnout prevalent in healthcare community, consensus report confirms
Clinician burnout isn't a new problem, but it appears to be getting worse due to factors that are inherent in…
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Oct 16 | Jeff Lagasse
Hospital bottom lines could benefit from more clinical integration in the supply chain
A tiny fraction of healthcare executives, 5%, said clinical integration is their supply chain't…
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Oct 09 | Susan Morse
HHS and CMS are offering safe harbor to Stark Law to promote value-based, coordinated care
Example of changes is allowing a hospital to donate free cybersecurity software to each physician…
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Sep 27 | Jeff Lagasse
Complex ethical issues can be a contributor to nurse burnout, says bioethicist
Moral distress results from managing the complex ethical issues in healthcare practice and patient care, and it…
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Sep 26 | Jeff Lagasse
Kaiser Permanente, unions reach tentative contract agreement as planned strike is canceled
The agreement includes annual raises and a workforce development program to address looming…
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Sep 06 | Jeff Lagasse
Women in healthcare face more harassment, have fewer opportunities and lower wages, study shows
Women believe they have fewer opportunities for leadership, with less than half feeling they…
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Sep 06 | Susan Morse
UnitedHealth's contract dispute with Team Health has implications industry-wide
If staffing companies receive lower reimbursements from insurers, they would likely seek to increase subsidies…
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Aug 26 | Jeff Lagasse
Retraining existing employees can help mitigate the effects of healthcare's workforce shortage
A healthcare organization with a bit of capital can invest in the workforce it already has to…
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