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Reimbursement
Lowering anesthesiology costs is a tangible benefit of value-based care frameworks
Lowering anesthesiology costs a benefit of value-based care
Revenue Cycle Management
30% of hospitals and health systems using revenue cycle automation require two or more vendors
30% of hospitals use multiple RCM vendors
Strategic Planning
The top ten things CEOs got right during the pandemic
The top ten things CEOs got right during the pandemic
Capital Finance
Healthcare M&As poised to come off extended pause
Healthcare M&As poised to come off extended pause
Supply Chain
Hospitals need vaccine supply predictability 'all the way to the loading docks'
Hospitals need vaccine supply predictability
Accounting & Financial Management
Kaiser Permanente hit by pandemic but remains in the black in 2020
Kaiser remains in the black in 2020
Budgeting
Employers' health benefits costs expected to grow, but most won't take cost-saving measures
Employers' health benefits costs expected to increase in 2021
Quality and Safety
Biomaterials could mean better vaccines, virus-fighting surfaces in hospitals
Biomaterials could mean better vaccines
Billing and Collections
CMS issues billing codes for Eli Lilly's COVID-19 antibody treatment
CMS issues billing codes for Eli Lilly's COVID-19 antibody treatment
Claims Processing
Payers are working to meet deadline for interoperability mandate
Payers work to meet interoperability deadline
Workforce
Healthcare employment falls for the first time since last April
Healthcare employment falls for the first time since last April
Operations
Methodist Hospital of Southern California uses automated contact tracing to contain COVID-19
Methodist Hospital uses automated contact tracing to contain COVID-19
Medical Devices
Faced with shortages, researchers combine heat and humidity to disinfect N95 masks
Heat and humidity effective at disinfecting N95 masks
Hospital/physician relations
AMA removes bust of founder from public display over racist past
AMA removes bust of 'racist' founder
Construction & Facilities Management
$1.5B Children's Healthcare hospital to be named after donor, owner of the Atlanta Falcons
$1.5 Children's Healthcare hospital to be named for Falcons owner
Compliance & Legal
Athenahealth to pay $18.25M for alleged False Claims Act violations
Athenahealth to pay $18.25M for alleged False Claims Act violations
Policy and Legislation
Health plans banned from denying coverage of COVID-19 tests for asymptomatic individuals
Health plans banned from denying coverage of COVID-19 tests
Community Benefit
Universal coverage of long-term care for older Americans may stabilize provider revenues
Universal long-term care coverage may benefit providers
Accountable Care
Updated with list: Majority of Next Generation ACOs earned shared savings
Updated list: Most Next Gen ACOs earned shared savings
Acute Care
Blood vessel damage, inflammation found in COVID-19 patients' brains, but no infection
COVID-19 patients show blood vessel damage, inflammation
Ambulatory Care
Oak Street Health opens three new clinics at Walmart supercenters in Texas
Oak Street Health opens new clinics at Walmart supercenters in Texas
Analytics
Automating 'high level' healthcare tasks can create high value savings
Automating 'high level' healthcare tasks can create high value savings
Business Intelligence
Fourth quarter COVID-19 costs catch up to insurers
Fourth quarter COVID-19 costs catch up to insurers
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
CMS gives $2.3 million in additional Navigator funding for ACA special enrollment period
CMS gives $2.3M in additional Navigator funding
Patient Engagement
A more active role for consumers will decelerate health spending over the next two decades
Active consumers will decelerate health spending
Pharmacy
Merck to open facilities to Johnson & Johnson for speedier COVID-19 vaccine production  
Merck opening facilities to J & J for COVID-19 vaccine production  
Population Health
HIMSSCast: Health equity, caregiver diversity and COVID-19
Health equity, caregiver diversity, and COVID-19
Risk Management
FBI, HHS warn of 'increased and imminent' cyber threat to hospitals
FBI, HHS warn of 'increased and imminent' cyber threat to hospitals
Telehealth
Telehealth used less in disadvantaged areas, Health Affairs study finds
Telehealth used less in disadvantaged areas, Health Affairs study finds
Mergers & Acquisitions
Jefferson Health and Einstein Healthcare Network merger moves forward after FTC withdraws challenge
Jefferson-Einstein merger moves forward after FTC withdraws challenge
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Mergers & Acquisitions

Jefferson’s hospital network will grow to 18 locations with Einstein’s three general acute care hospitals and an inpatient rehabilitation hospital.
Mar 02 | Mallory Hackett
Jefferson Health and Einstein Healthcare Network merger moves forward after FTC withdraws challenge
Jefferson's hospital network will grow to 18 locations with Einstein's three…
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Mar 02 | Jeff Lagasse
Kindred Healthcare and Mercy acquire Everest Rehabilitation Hospital of Oklahoma City
Both Oklahoma City hospitals serve patients recovering from strokes and other long-term illnesses or…
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Given telehealth’s popularity, executives see the acquisition as part of a broader long-term growth strategy.
Feb 26 | Jeff Lagasse
Cigna's Evernorth subsidiary purchasing MDLive in bid to expand telehealth services
Given telehealth's popularity, executives see the acquisition as part of a broader long-term growth…
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A handshake
Feb 24 | Mallory Hackett
Lifespan, Care New England and Brown University agree to form an academic health system
Attempts to merge these health systems date back years, but up until now the deal never went through.
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RWJBarnabas has begun a number of partnerships in recent months, including with Saint Peter’s Healthcare System and Trinitas Regional Medical Center.
Feb 10 | Mallory Hackett
RWJBarnabas furthers partnership with Rutgers University by joining clinical practices
RWJBarnabas has begun a number of partnerships in recent months, including with Saint Peter's…
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An Anthem building
Feb 04 | Jeff Lagasse
Anthem to acquire Puerto Rico's largest Medicare Advantage plan
Anthem is acquiring InnovaCare's Puerto Rico-based subsidiaries, as well as a Medicaid plan.
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Person wearing monitoring device on wrist
Jan 26 | Jeff Lagasse
Healthcare M&A among medical device and diagnostics firms primed for increase
Advancing portfolios to remain competitive will be the catalyst for M&A rather than efforts to offset…
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Analysts predict that the uptick will continue and that this year could be record-setting for physician practice deals.
Jan 20 | Mallory Hackett
Physician medical group M&A peaked in fourth quarter for 2020
Analysts predict that the uptick will continue and that this year could be record-setting for physician practice deals.
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The data will be used in a study to assess how physician practice mergers and hospital acquisitions of physician practices affect the marketplace.
Jan 15 | Mallory Hackett
FTC begins investigation of physician group mergers and orders insurers to share data
The data will be used in a study to assess how physician practice mergers and hospital acquisitions of…
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Forty-four percent of healthcare CFOs say the pandemic will drive an increase in partnerships across the healthcare ecosystem.
Jan 14 | Mallory Hackett
Healthcare M&A's down in 2020 but analysts say COVID-19 is a catalyst for future deals
Forty-four percent of healthcare CFOs say the pandemic will drive an increase in partnerships across…
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