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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
HIMSS20 Revenue Cycle Optimization Forum puts the focus on patient-centric solutions
HIMSS20 Revenue Cycle forum focuses on patient-centric solutions
Strategic Planning
Too many providers are failing to meaningfully integrate data analytics
Too many providers are failing to meaningfully integrate data analytics
Capital Finance
Investment in medical and health R&D not keeping up with needs of nation, report finds
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
HHS Secretary Alex Azar: No public health emergency declared in U.S. for coronavirus
No declaration of U.S. public health emergency over coronavirus
Billing and Collections
Tacking surprise billing could reduce healthcare spending by $40 billion
Surprise billing: A $40B problem
Claims Processing
BCBS Institute and Solera partner, pay SDoH organizations through outcomes-based medical claims
BCBS Institute, Solera, to pay organizations through outcomes-based claims
Workforce
Gender pay disparities in healthcare pronounced at the beginning of careers
Gender pay disparities begin early
Operations
Study sheds light on executive pay in healthcare industry
Study sheds light on executive pay in healthcare
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
Payer payment integrity audits are a financial burden to providers
Payment integrity audits cost providers
Policy and Legislation
Among Democratic candidates' healthcare plans, Buttigieg's would save money, while Sanders, Warren plans would cost trillions
CRFB: Buttigieg plan would save money
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
Critical care improvements may differ depending on a hospital's patient population
Patient population determines ICU improvements
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
CMS expands coverage of Next Generation Sequencing for patients with breast and ovarian cancer
CMS expands NGS coverage for breast and ovarian cancer
Patient Engagement
Humana, Validic partnership to focus on accessibility of health incentive programs
Humana, Validic partner up on Go360
Pharmacy
Blue Cross Blue Shield organizations and Civica Rx partner on lower cost generic drugs
BCBS organizations, Civica Rx partner on lower cost drugs
Population Health
Surgeon General releases smoking cessation report outlining strategies for healthcare systems, individuals
Surgeon General issues smoking cessation report
Risk Management
Cybersecurity needs to be put in business terms
Cybersecurity needs to be put in business terms
Telehealth
Tufts Health Plan expands telehealth amid Harvard Pilgrim merger
Tufts Health Plan expands telehealth amid Harvard Pilgrim merger
Mergers & Acquisitions
Four South Chicago hospitals pursuing $1.1 billion merger into one healthcare system
Four Chicago systems to merge in $1.1B deal
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