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May 22 | Mark Klimek

Health systems diversify to grow their business

The strategy can carry credit risks, because when hospitals stray from their core competencies, they may strain their financial health,…

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May 22 | Susan Morse

Not-for-profit hospitals are financially resilient due to strong management, S&P Global Ratings says.

The broad balance sheet shows hospitals are improving financial strength and flexibility…

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May 22 | Jeff Lagasse

The Top 25 Voices in Precision Medicine announced by BIS Research

Success in precision medicine has been largely dependent on thought leaders who are highly skilled interdisciplinary leaders.

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May 17 | Jeff Lagasse

Screenings for social determinants of health need to be tailored to clinics, BU finds

The average health center only screened for 8 of the 16 domains in the pilot's standardized…

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May 17 | Jeff Lagasse

New clinical pathway for cancer patients leads to better outcomes, lower healthcare costs

Cost savings for pathway patients was estimated on average to be more than $1,500 per patient.

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May 16 | Jeff Lagasse

Quality standards framework can improve both clinical and financial performance in healthcare

A consistent framework is needed to ensure healthcare quality workforces are efficient,…

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May 15 | Jeff Lagasse

Millennial healthcare preferences are a departure from the status quo

Millennials are more likely to be uninsured compared with the older generation, saying it's too expensive.

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May 10 | Jeff Lagasse

Mental health patients insured by marketplace health plan less likely to receive a medical appointment

Success was highest for those with employer coverage while marketplace enrollees were…

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May 08 | Susan Morse

Reimbursement, regulation, resistance to change remain provider barriers to precision medicine

Precision medicine is a disruptive technology that is moving from revolution to evolution…

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May 06 | Jeff Lagasse

Mergers and acquisitions, private equity in healthcare primed for continued robust activity

The nature of acquisitions is changing, with less volume but more high-dollar deals -- many of…

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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?

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.

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.

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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. ...

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.

Analyze this: Health systems, health plans get to the core of big data Pamela Peele knows that people who subscribe to cooking magazines have a much higher risk of going to the emergency room. But how she knows that is a whole other story.

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Credible, Defensible Estimates In healthcare, every interaction with the patient matters. Especially in today’s environment of continuous improvement, efforts have been concentrated on coordination among providers, the patient care experience and quality outcomes – all laudable goals.

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 report ...

Gaining Actionable Insight into Financial Systems and Areas Impacting the Revenue Cycle Hospital systems across the country are looking to streamline their billing and collection processes to become more efficient and better compete in their markets. The challenge many face is how to turn the data ...

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