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Reimbursement

CMS to pay hospitals millions in site neutral payments for 2019

Hospitals to get millions in back payments for site neutral cuts

Revenue Cycle Management

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Referral processes going digital

Strategic Planning

Too many providers are failing to meaningfully integrate data analytics

Too many providers are failing to meaningfully integrate data analytics

Capital Finance

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Healthcare R&D investments lag disease burden

Supply Chain

Reducing medical device life cycle costs an effective way to trim healthcare costs around the margins

Reducing medical device life cycle costs

Accounting & Financial Management

Healthcare paperwork cost U.S. $812 billion in 2017, 4 times more per capita than Canada

Paperwork cost U.S. $812B in 2017

Budgeting

Children frequently receive unnecessary medical care regardless of insurance type

Children get unnecessary care despite insurance type

Quality and Safety

Significant underreporting in safety data found on Nursing Home Compare website

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Billing and Collections

Tacking surprise billing could reduce healthcare spending by $40 billion

Surprise billing: A $40B problem

Claims Processing

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Workforce

Kate Goodrich, CMO for CMS, is leaving job for Humana

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Operations

Study sheds light on executive pay in healthcare industry

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Medical Devices

Apple is developing custom health information tracking chips

Apple is developing custom health chips

Hospital/physician relations

Quality of initial training makes a big difference in EHR satisfaction, KLAS report finds

Poor EHR training brings down provider satisfaction

Construction & Facilities Management

Cape Cod Healthcare building $180M patient tower, investing in EHR

CCHC building $180M patient tower

Compliance & Legal

Fewer than half of US clinical trials have complied with the law on reporting results despite new regulations

Minority of clinical trials comply with reporting law

Policy and Legislation

Comparing cancer costs challenging despite new price transparency rules

Comparing cancer costs challenging despite transparency

Community Benefit

Advocate Aurora Health contributed $2.1 billion to community charitable care and services in 2018

Advocate Aurora: $2.1B in charity care

Accountable Care

ACOs in the MSSP model head into future risk

ACOs and the MSSP model head into 2020

Acute Care

Pressure ulcers cost the health system $26.8 billion a year

Pressure ulcers cost the health system $26.8B a year

Ambulatory Care

Medical schools, teaching hospitals account for 3% of US GDP, report shows

Med schools, teaching hospitals are 3% of GDP

Analytics

Anthem, MassChallenge HealthTech to collaborate on accelerator launch

Anthem, MassChallenge HealthTech launching accelerator

Business Intelligence

While the price of healthcare is growing, utilization is dropping and price variations persist, report says

HCCI: Price of healthcare is growing, utilization is dropping, price variations persist

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

MedPAC suggests making Medicare Advantage bonuses budget neutral

MedPAC wants to make Medicare Advantage bonuses budget neutral

Patient Engagement

Older adults use online physician ratings, but view them cautiously, poll shows

Older adults are cautious about online doc reviews

Pharmacy

Fewer than half of California pharmacies provide correct drug disposal info

Most CA pharmacies give wrong drug disposal info

Population Health

KLAS report evaluates value-based care vendors

KLAS evaluates value-based care vendors

Risk Management

Cybersecurity needs to be put in business terms

Cybersecurity needs to be put in business terms

Telehealth

Roper St. Francis Healthcare launches multi-hospital tele-ICU initiative with Advanced ICU Care

Roper St. Francis launches multi-hospital tele-ICU initiative

Mergers & Acquisitions

Revenue cycle outfit R1 acquires SaaS technology company SCI Solutions for $190 million

Rev cycle company R1 acquires SCI Solutions

Top Stories

Study finds racial bias in Optum algorithm

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UPDATED LIST: Medicare Advantage star ratings for 2020 show more 4 star or higher plans

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Reducing wasteful spending in healthcare by curbing administrative complexity

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Psychiatrist, human resources exec among 15 top-paying jobs in healthcare

Jeff Lagasse, Associate Editor

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If a new report from LinkedIn is any indication, the healthcare industry has a strong employment outlook. This is due to a number of factors, including an aging Baby Boomer generation and an increase in the rolls of the insured spurred by the Affordable Care Act. Yet some jobs in healthcare pay better than others.

That's why the professional networking and job search platform has identified the 15 top-paying jobs in healthcare. Many may seem obvious -- psychiatrists and surgeons appear on the list -- but other jobs don't pertain directly to medical practice, such as vice president of quality and global marketing director. The list is as varied as the job skills needed to land on it.

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15. Psychiatrist

Median total annual salary: $220,000

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14. Senior director of development

Median total annual salary: $225,000

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13. Vice president of human resources

Median total annual salary: $225,000

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12. Vice president of finance

Median total annual salary: $225,000

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11. Global marketing director

Median total annual salary: $233,000

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10. Hospitalist

Median total annual salary: $233,000

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9. Physician

Median total annual salary: $235,000

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8. Vice president of quality

Median total annual salary: $245,000

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7. Pathologist

Median total annual salary: $258,000

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6. Medical director

Median total annual salary: $260,000

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5. Anesthesiologist

Median total annual salary: $368,000

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4. Radiologist

Median total annual salary: $373,000

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3. Cardiologist

Median total annual salary: $400,000

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2. Surgeon

Median total annual salary: $400,000

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1. Orthopedic surgeon

Median total annual salary: $475,000

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