Topics
Reimbursement
American Hospital Association and PhRMA question legality of Most Favored Nation Model
AHA and PhRMA question legality of new favored nation model
Revenue Cycle Management
Automating revenue cycle on the back end improves patient engagement on the front
Automating the back end of revenue cycle improves patient engagement
Strategic Planning
Providence St. Joseph prepares for its third wave of COVID-19 next week
Providence St. Joseph prepares for its third wave of COVID-19 next week
Capital Finance
Healthcare M&As poised to come off extended pause
Healthcare M&As poised to come off extended pause
Supply Chain
Premier joins 34 health systems in DeRoyal partnership for expanded domestic isolation gown production
Premier, 34 health systems partner on gown production
Accounting & Financial Management
Healthcare executives fear for their organizations' viability without a COVID-19 vaccine
Executives fear for their hospitals' financial viability without a vaccine
Budgeting
Employers' health benefits costs expected to grow, but most won't take cost-saving measures
Employers' health benefits costs expected to increase in 2021
Quality and Safety
FDA approves first COVID-19 home test 
FDA approves first COVID-19 home test 
Billing and Collections
HFMA task force releases best practices for resolving patient medical bills
HFMA task force releases best practices for resolving patient medical bills
Claims Processing
Payers are working to meet deadline for interoperability mandate
Payers work to meet interoperability deadline
Workforce
COVID-19 pandemic is taking a toll on the mental health of frontline healthcare workers
COVID-19 is taking a mental toll on healthcare workers
Operations
Hospital margins and volumes continue to fall as COVID-19 rises
Hospital margins, volumes continue to fall
Medical Devices
Faced with shortages, researchers combine heat and humidity to disinfect N95 masks
Heat and humidity effective at disinfecting N95 masks
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
$1.5B Children's Healthcare hospital to be named after donor, owner of the Atlanta Falcons
$1.5 Children's Healthcare hospital to be named for Falcons owner
Compliance & Legal
Hospitals need to post their negotiated prices in less than six short weeks
Hospitals need to post negotiated prices in 6 weeks
Policy and Legislation
AHA asks HHS for more COVID-19 flexibilities for providers
AHA asks HHS for more COVID-19 flexibilities for providers
Community Benefit
Intermountain Healthcare, United Way and more partner to address social determinants of health in Utah
Intermountain Healthcare, United Way and more address SDOH
Accountable Care
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announces 51 direct contracting entities
CMS announces 51 direct contracting entities
Acute Care
CMS announces new flexibilities for care outside of a hospital setting amid COVID-19 surge
CMS announces new flexibilities for care outside of a hospital setting
Ambulatory Care
Investment in primary care spending should be increased to meet demand
Investment in primary care is paramount
Analytics
HIMSS Stage 7 explained: Only six organizations worldwide have achieved this status on three different maturity models
HIMSS Stage 7 explained
Business Intelligence
Northwell website patterns predict COVID-19 caseload
Northwell website patterns predict COVID-19 caseload
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
CMS announces new Geographic Direct Contracting model to advance regional value-based care
CMS announces new value-based Geographic Direct Contracting model
Patient Engagement
Two-thirds of U.S consumers are likely to switch healthcare providers if COVID-19 is poorly managed
Poor COVID-19 management could drive away consumers
Pharmacy
Operation Warp Speed is looking to start distributing COVID-19 vaccine by mid-month
COVID-19 vaccine distribution could begin in mid-December
Population Health
Cleveland Clinic's use of algorithms for risk stratification results in better population health outcomes
Cleveland Clinic uses risk stratification to target at-risk populations
Risk Management
FBI, HHS warn of 'increased and imminent' cyber threat to hospitals
FBI, HHS warn of 'increased and imminent' cyber threat to hospitals
Telehealth
Telehealth has kept many providers afloat during COVID-19, but there are challenges and limitations
Telehealth is a boon, but challenges remain
Mergers & Acquisitions
Beth Israel Lahey Health to add Joslin Diabetes Center to its network
Beth Israel Lahey Health to add Joslin Diabetes Center to its network
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Apr 02, 2019

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Mobile technology engages patients, having them "clear the red dots" on their phones so they are prepared for surgery, says MobileSmith CEO and Chairman of the Board Randy Tomlin.
News
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Gaining Actionable Insight into Financial Systems and Areas Impacting the Revenue Cycle 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 ...