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Senators urge action on physician payment cut before end of lame duck session
Senators urge action on physician payment cut
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Trends 2025: The demand for interim revenue cycle executives
Trends 2025: The demand for interim revenue cycle executives
Strategic Planning
New York putting $188 million toward cancer center
New York putting $188M toward cancer center
Capital Finance
17 health systems invest in Truveta Genome Project
17 health systems invest in Truveta Genome Project
Supply Chain
Feds shore up healthcare supply chain in wake of hurricanes Helene and Milton
Feds shore up supply chain in wake of hurricanes
Accounting & Financial Management
Walgreens posts $265 million net loss in Q1
Walgreens posts $265 million net loss in Q1
Budgeting
Health system operating margins declined in August
Health system operating margins declined in August
Quality and Safety
Senate report slams private equity's ownership of hospitals
Senate report slams private equity's ownership of hospitals
Billing and Collections
CFPB warns of illegal tactics by medical debt collectors
CFPB warns of illegal tactics by medical debt collectors
Claims Processing
Denials top reason for eroding provider-payer relationship
Denials top reason for eroding provider-payer relationship
Workforce
CMS announces financial incentives for nursing home staffing
CMS announces financial incentives for nursing home staffing
Operations
Healthcare execs more optimistic heading into the new year, survey finds
Health execs more optimistic heading into 2025
Medical Devices
Healthcare chatbots may promote racist misinformation
Healthcare chatbots may promote racist misinformation
Hospital/physician relations
Hospitals, physicians submit opposing views to FTC ruling on noncompetes
Hospitals, physicians submit opposing views to FTC ruling
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Aspirus embarks on $227 million hospital expansion
Aspirus embarks on $227 million hospital expansion
Compliance & Legal
DOJ sues Walgreens for dispensing alleged illegal prescriptions
DOJ sues Walgreens for dispensing alleged illegal prescriptions
Policy and Legislation
What Trump and the GOP have planned for healthcare
What Trump and the GOP have planned for healthcare
Community Benefit
AMA pushes for stricter standards for hospital charity care policies
AMA pushes for stricter standards for hospital charity care policies
Accountable Care
NAACOS pushes ACO REACH extension after $1.54B in savings
NAACOS pushes ACO REACH extension
Acute Care
SDOH, tech key to advancing value-based care, says UHG
SDOH, tech key to advancing value-based care
Ambulatory Care
Cleveland Clinic and Amazon One Medical collaborate on primary care clinics
Cleveland Clinic and Amazon One Medical collaborate
Analytics
IU Health says data compromised in cyberattack
IU Health says data compromised in cyberattack
Business Intelligence
Blue Shield of California appoints first female CEO
Blue Shield of California appoints first female CEO
ICD-10 & Coding
Physician practices examine risk adjustment coding in wake of federal lawsuits
Practices keeping close watch on risk adjustment coding
Meaningful Use
Financial disincentives for providers who commit information blocking 
Financial disincentives for providers who commit information blocking 
Medicare & Medicaid
HHS provides $590 million to Moderna amid vaccine controversy 
HHS provides $590 million to Moderna amid vaccine controversy 
Patient Engagement
HHS, Illinois reach agreement on disability rights laws
HHS, Illinois reach agreement on disability rights
Pharmacy
15 more drugs selected for Medicare drug price negotiations
15 more drugs selected for Medicare drug price negotiations
Population Health
Weight loss drugs can save patients and healthcare dollars
Weight loss drugs can save patients and healthcare dollars
Risk Management
UPMC for You partners to offer Medicaid redetermination coverage in laundromats
UPMC for You offers Medicaid redetermination coverage in laundromats
Telehealth
Teladoc teams with Amazon on chronic care
Teladoc teams with Amazon on chronic care
Mergers & Acquisitions
Santa Clara County to buy HCA hospital for $150 million
Santa Clara County to buy HCA hospital for $150M
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HHS, Illinois reach agreement on disability rights laws

HHS, Illinois reach agreement on disability rights laws

The agreement comes after a complaint alleged Illinois unjustly institutionalized a person with…

IU Health says data compromised in cyberattack

IU Health says data compromised in cyberattack

Some limited information may have been compromised, including Social Security numbers, IU Health says.

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UnitedHealthcare: A Customer Story

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Is the Patient or Member Experience You're Delivering on Life Support? Lessons for Payers and Providers

Is the Patient or Member Experience You're Delivering on Life Support? Lessons for Payers and Providers

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Ending racism in healthcare often begins with medical education - and is the target of a new national project

Ending racism in healthcare often begins with medical education - and is the target of a new national project

Inequities can be found in every facet of the industry, but targeting medical students and residents can help stem the tide.

Healthcare organizations ask HHS to delay quality measure reporting for ACOs

Healthcare organizations ask HHS to delay quality measure reporting for ACOs

The American Hospital Association and American Medical Association are among the 11 organizations signing the letter.

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Credible, Defensible Estimates

Credible, Defensible Estimates

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Clinical Quality Measures 101

Clinical Quality Measures 101

Although quality-reporting programs such as meaningful use provide incentives to help providers implement and use electronic health records (EHRs) to collect and report on clinical data, practices often need help deciding what data to collect, which measures to…

Gaining Actionable Insight into Financial Systems and Areas Impacting the Revenue Cycle

Gaining Actionable Insight into Financial Systems and Areas Impacting the Revenue Cycle

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