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Dec 07 | Jeff Lagasse

Stress from using electronic health records is linked to physician burnout

Common causes of EHR-related stress include too little time for documentation, time spent at home managing records…

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Dec 07 | Susan Morse

ACA enrollment down 11.2 percent, with one week left to go

Of the 3.2 million consumers selecting plans, 75 percent are renewing their coverage.

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Dec 06 | Beth Jones Sanborn

Want to increase your hospital's operational efficiency and cohesiveness? Huddle up, says Intermountain Healthcare's CEO

Marc Harrison said the escalation process, which includes daily…

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Dec 06 | Jeff Lagasse

Struggles will continue for nonprofit hospitals in 2019, Fitch says

The downcast outlook is due largely to ongoing operational weaknesses, which have evolved into a fundamental shift in the…

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Dec 06 | Susan Morse

American Hospital Association among those suing HHS over site neutral payments

The hospitals that rely on Medicare payments may have to cut services due to the $380 million payment…

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Dec 05 | Beth Jones Sanborn

Kaiser Permanente commits $1.65 million to California wildfire relief efforts

The money will be paid out through multiple gifts to various charitable organizations and system also has…

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Dec 05 | Susan Morse

CVS Health, Aetna should integrate while federal court decision is pending, Justice Department says

The DOJ is going against the opinion of federal judge who wants CVS Health and Aetna…

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Dec 05 | Beth Jones Sanborn

Hospital merger and acquisition pitfalls to avoid

In Part 2 of our series on the hospital mergers, a look at the common problems and advice about how to sidestep them.

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Dec 05 | Susan Morse

CVS Health's new guaranteed net pricing PBM returns 100% of rebates to clients

New model offers drug cost predictability; PBM takes accountability for impact of drug price inflation and…

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Dec 04 | Jeff Lagasse

Blockchain primer for CFOs: What it is and how it can deliver value to your business

Blockchain technology is becoming more widespread, and early adopters will be in the best position to…

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Debunk the Myth: Outsourcing Doesn't Mean Losing Control With shifts in payer mixes and reimbursement structure, the margin of reimbursement has been shrinking steadily over the last five years. How do revenue cycle leaders navigate payment reform while maintaining stable business office operations?

Care Collaboration Success for Improved Outcomes The nature of our healthcare ecosystem has been one of siloed care. Rarely do payers, providers and local resources come together with the patient's well-being prioritized as a unifying mission. Read how these organizations are getting it right.

Beyond Dollars and Cents: A Closer Look At Value Beyond the expected improvement in specific metrics, many organizations that outsource RCM with a trusted and certified partner are seeing several ancillary benefits of such agreements.

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Healthcare mergers and acquisitions in 2016: Running list While 2015 was a record-breaking year in healthcare mergers and acquisitions, 2016 saw more change as organizations across the industry adjust and adapt to the evolving financial landscape.

Once-failing hospitals say accountability, transparency key to surviving fallout from failing patient safety grades When Leapfrog released their Spring 2016 patient safety grades recently, 15 hospitals got slapped with a very public 'F' grade casting a spotlight on them that no institution wants. ...

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