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Reimbursement
Bright Health's integrated payer provider model sees triple growth
Bright Health's payvider model sees triple growth
Revenue Cycle Management
What to expect in the next generation of healthcare finance technologies
What to expect in the next generation of healthcare finance technologies
Strategic Planning
Value-based payment models don't cut costs at market level, HFMA finds
HFMA: Value-based models don't cut market level costs
Capital Finance
Healthcare venture capital set to break $15 billion in 2018
VC in healthcare to pass $15 billion
Supply Chain
Why it's time to revisit hospital supply chain contracts to start saving money
Expert tips for finding big savings in hospital supply chain
Accounting & Financial Management
Hospital bad debt rises in tandem with growing share of patient financial responsibility
Bad debt, patient financial responsibility are rising; hospitals need to up their game
Budgeting
Sustainable cost control tops list of priorities for healthcare executives, Advisory Board study says
Advisory Board: Sustainable cost control is top priority for healthcare executives
Quality and Safety
Northwell Health deploys armed guards to beef up security
Northwell Health rolls out armed guards, enhanced security
Billing and Collections
Automating claims would save healthcare more than $11 billion annually
Automated claims could save $11B
Claims Processing
How to manage MVA and workers' compensation claims successfully
How to manage MVA and workers' compensation claims successfully
Workforce
Physician burnout at small practices dramatically lower than the national average
Burnout less likely at smaller practices
Operations
Mayo Clinic, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota announce five-year agreement
Mayo, BCBS launch 5-year agreement
Medical Devices
A more cost effective, clinically sound approach to hemodialysis treatment
A cost-saving hemodialysis treatment
Hospital/physician relations
Hospitals are losing money on employed physicians: Here's how to save the bottom line and your staff
How hospitals can boost ROI on employed physicians
Construction & Facilities Management
Significant healthcare facilities investments announced in past month
New healthcare facilities investments
Compliance & Legal
Doctors and hospitals got $8.4 billion in payments from drug companies in 2017, says CMS
Doctors, hospitals got $8.4B from drug companies
Policy and Legislation
Office of Inspector General to HHS: Make former Secretary Tom Price pay back $341,000 in travel costs
OIG recommends HHS recoup travel costs from Tom Price
Community Benefit
What Montefiore's 300% ROI from social determinants investments means for the future of other hospitals
Montefiore hits 300% ROI with social determinants of health
Accountable Care
ACO Partner rewards 148 physicians with $148,000 in shared savings
ACO Partner rewards physicians for shared savings
Acute Care
Where acute care hospitals can find cost-savings in palliative care
Palliative care can yield cost-savings in acute care settings
Ambulatory Care
Medical schools, teaching hospitals account for 3% of US GDP, report shows
Med schools, teaching hospitals are 3% of GDP
Analytics
Health Insurance Is No Longer a One-Time Transaction
Health Insurance Is No Longer a One-Time Transaction
Business Intelligence
Verity Health System poised to sell hospitals to improve its financial picture; some or all may be sold
Verity contemplates selling hospitals
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
Medicare Advantage outperforms traditional Medicare for chronically ill, report shows
MA better than Medicare for chronically ill
Patient Engagement
Patient experience is a big opportunity for hospitals to drive revenue, Black Book says
Black Book: Patient experience should be a top priority for hospitals
Pharmacy
Doctors say pharmaceutical firms are top cause of high medical costs
Docs say pharmacy firms top cause of high costs
Population Health
A new breed of Medicaid innovators rises to tackle social determinants of health
Medicaid innovators tackle social determinants
Risk Management
Why it's time for hospitals to make every employee a risk manager
Why every employee must become a risk manager
Telehealth
Telehealth needs clearer definition amid regulatory inconsistencies, expert says
What telehealth needs is a better definition
Mergers & Acquisitions
Massachusetts attorney general raises concerns over Beth Israel Deaconess, Lahey mega-merger
Mass AG spotlights Beth Israel Deaconess, Lahey merger worries
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