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Reimbursement
Hurricane Maria one year later: Puerto Rico insurance heads talk disaster recovery, lasting impact
Puerto Rico insurance execs on Hurricane Maria lessons
Revenue Cycle Management
Tell us: What are your hospital's top revenue cycle pain points?
Tell us: What are your hospital's top revenue cycle pain points?
Strategic Planning
Former Apple, Pepsi CEO: The next wave of hospital consolidation to be shaped by disruptive innovation
Sculley: Disruptive innovation shaping hospital M&A
Capital Finance
AHA, Philips, UPMC launch $30M venture fund for cardiovascular innovation
AHA, Philips, UPMC launch $30M venture fund for cardiovascular innovation
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
What hospitals in financial distress should do now to avoid closing down
Remedies for hospitals in distress
Budgeting
Costly physician performance metrics have serious flaws, study finds
Performance metrics: Costly and potentially flawed
Quality and Safety
Hospital-acquired infections keep rising, wasting billions, finds Leapfrog
Hospital-acquired infections on the rise
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
Atul Gawande to lead Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase venture
Atul Gawande to lead Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase venture
Operations
9 in 10 hospitals have big IT plans in year ahead, half say insufficient funding is a concern
Nearly all health orgs advancing tech initiatives
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
Here are the new hospital construction, expansion projects revealed in May
New hospital construction, expansion projects
Compliance & Legal
More doctors indicted in 15-year-long $580 million kickback scheme at Pacific Hospital of Long Beach
Doctors indicted in 15-year $580M kickback scheme
Policy and Legislation
American Medical Association blasts Trump Administration's
AMA to Trump: End zero tolerance policy now
Community Benefit
AHA report: Hospitals spend almost $3 trillion, support more than 16 million jobs
AHA: Hospitals drive $3 trillion in spending for national economy, support 16 million jobs
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
UnitedHealthcare partners with Quest Diagnostics on lab data
UnitedHealthcare, Quest partner on lab data
Business Intelligence
HIMSS opens calls for proposals for HIMSS19
HIMSS opens calls for proposals for HIMSS19
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
Medicaid work requirements are leaving more Americans uninsured, Harvard study says
Study: Medicaid work requirements mean more Americans are uninsured
Patient Engagement
New research suggests it's time to teach baby boomers about patient portals
Time to teach older patients about portals
Pharmacy
Pharmaceutical companies should focus on medication adherence to improve revenue
How pharma can boost revenue through adherence
Population Health
A new breed of Medicaid innovators rises to tackle social determinants of health
Medicaid innovators tackle social determinants
Risk Management
LifeBridge Health reveals breach that compromised health data of 500,000 patients
Data of 500K patients compromised in LifeBridge Health breach
Telehealth
Physician shortages mean doctors have to learn to use new technologies
As docs decline, telemedicine rises
Mergers & Acquisitions
American Medical Association says CVS Health, Aetna merger would hinder competition in many markets
AMA comes out against CVS Health, Aetna merger
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Policy and Legislation

HHS pushes value-based payment for skilled nursing facilities
Jun 05 | Susan Morse
HHS Secretary Alex Azar promotes value-based payment for skilled nursing facilities
The model ties payment to a patient's conditions and care needs rather than volume of services…
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S&P: 340B cuts could further weaken struggling hospitals
Jun 04 | Beth Jones Sanborn
340B cuts sting struggling hospitals, hurt credit ratings, S&P says
Program is a crucial part of operations for hospitals that serve vulnerable populations because it offsets the high costs…
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Jun 04 | Jeff Lagasse
More Americans want Democrats to focus on healthcare, not Russia, poll finds
More than three quarters of Democrats said they want candidates to talk about universal healthcare "a…
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FDA issues policies to stop blockage of generic drugs
May 31 | Susan Morse
FDA issues two new policies to stop drug makers from blocking generics
Brand drug manufacturers are delaying the development and entry of generics, federal officials say.
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May 30 | Susan Morse
CMS allows payers to send evidence of coverage information electronically for the first time
Regulatory changes for 2019 could save health plans up to $54 million a year, CMS says.
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Providers demand oversight for Medicaid rate cuts
May 25 | Susan Morse
Providers argue against Medicaid rate cuts without oversight
States with at least 85% of their Medicaid population in managed care could implement nominal payment cuts without ensuring…
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pharmacy benefit managers accountable for drug prices
May 21 | Jeff Lagasse
Rheumatologists call on Congress to increase arthritis drug transparency, barriers to care
Specialists say legislation is needed to grow workforce and hold pharmacy benefit managers…
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CMS price posting rule: Clarity or chaos?
May 17 | Susan Morse
CMS price posting rule may spark confusion when prices don't match what patients have to pay
There's "no perceivable benefit" to patients as the chargemaster "rack…
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CMS pushes cuts to 340B drug payments
May 17 | Susan Morse
CMS Administrator Seema Verma promotes cuts to 340B drug payments
Senate committee is taking a closer look at the drug discount program.
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Seema Verma gives update on CMS plans to reduce drug prices
May 15 | Susan Morse
Seema Verma gives update on CMS plans to reduce drug prices
Medicaid waivers will not include lifetime limits, says CMS Administrator Seema Verma.
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