Reimbursement
The complaint claims the scheme was aimed at suppressing payment rates to doctors for out-of-network services.
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Revenue Cycle Management
Virginia-based health system has selected Ensemble, joining numerous other hospitals that are outsourcing some or all of rev cycle operations.
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Strategic Planning
Core concern of labor and supply inflation are growing at a faster rate than payment and workforce issues haven't gone away, CFO says.
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Capital Finance
The majority of proceeds from the sale of its Medicare businesses will be used for share repurchase, Cigna says.
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Supply Chain
Hospitals had 50% more product available to them this past week as compared to the week prior, HHS says.
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Budgeting
It's the second consecutive month in which operating margins tightened, Strata's data shows.
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Quality and Safety
The poor showing by the U.S. stands in stark contrast to how much it spends on healthcare, Commonwealth Fund finds.
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Billing and Collections
The group says its action aims to protect consumers from predatory practices that can lead to inflated healthcare costs.
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Workforce
The layoffs come on the heels of an earnings call in which the company said it was exploring options after a star ratings hit.
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Operations
The program will train executives in applying reliability and human performance principles to their care.
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Medical Devices
Every language model demonstrates instances of racist tropes, or a repetition of unsubstantiated claims about race, study says.
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Community Benefit
Government should enact penalties or revoke a tax-exempt status for hospitals that don't comply, AMA says.
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Accountable Care
Net savings to ACOs were $948.4 million (3.4%) compared to model benchmarks, according to CMS.
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Acute Care
The report stresses the importance of continued innovation and collaboration across the healthcare system to further adoption.
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Analytics
Confusion around CMS' final rules has been a challenge, yet the industry continues to advance seamless data exchange.
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ICD-10 & Coding
Doctors need to carefully and properly use the HCC codes, which indicate the expected costs for a patient.
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Meaningful Use
Final rule disincentives include hospitals not being able to earn three quarters of the annual market basket increase.
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Medicare & Medicaid
CEO Gail Boudreaux says cut points are a large factor driving the decline of plans rated four stars or higher.
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Patient Engagement
The agreement comes after a complaint alleged Illinois unjustly institutionalized a person with disabilities.
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Pharmacy
The approach includes real-time analytics and specialty spend management capabilities.
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Population Health
Over the last decade, about 20% of women tried to access abortion services, but a third of them faced barriers, a new Wisp survey finds.
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Risk Management
Individuals can be assisted, "perhaps even literally while waiting for their clothes to dry," says UPMC for You president.
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Telehealth
Extension of other PHE waivers for telehealth and remote monitoring awaits action by Congress before the end of this year.
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