Topics
Reimbursement
Senators urge action on physician payment cut before end of lame duck session
Senators urge action on physician payment cut
Revenue Cycle Management
MultiCare Health System pilots new AI tool for revenue cycle
MultiCare Health System pilots new AI tool
Strategic Planning
CommonSpirit, University of Utah Health team on access
CommonSpirit, University of Utah Health team on access
Capital Finance
Cigna nixes speculation of a Humana merger
Cigna nixes speculation of a Humana merger
Supply Chain
Feds shore up healthcare supply chain in wake of hurricanes Helene and Milton
Feds shore up supply chain in wake of hurricanes
Accounting & Financial Management
Health systems see margin gains, though expenses still high
Health systems see margin gains; expenses still high
Budgeting
Health system operating margins declined in August
Health system operating margins declined in August
Quality and Safety
US healthcare system ranks last in equity, access
US healthcare system ranks last in equity, access
Billing and Collections
CFPB warns of illegal tactics by medical debt collectors
CFPB warns of illegal tactics by medical debt collectors
Claims Processing
Denials top reason for eroding provider-payer relationship
Denials top reason for eroding provider-payer relationship
Workforce
Elevance laying off 123 California employees
Elevance laying off 123 California employees
Operations
UAB, Press Ganey launch certificate program for healthcare leaders
UAB, Press Ganey launch certificate program for healthcare leaders
Medical Devices
Healthcare chatbots may promote racist misinformation
Healthcare chatbots may promote racist misinformation
Hospital/physician relations
Hospitals, physicians submit opposing views to FTC ruling on noncompetes
Hospitals, physicians submit opposing views to FTC ruling
Construction & Facilities Management
Alabama hospital expanding behavioral health capabilities
Alabama hospital expanding behavioral health
Compliance & Legal
Anesthesiologist sentenced to 190 years for IV bag tampering
Anesthesiologist sentenced to 190 years for IV bag tampering
Policy and Legislation
Lawmakers push DOJ to investigate PBMs over opioids
Lawmakers push DOJ to investigate PBMs
Community Benefit
AMA pushes for stricter standards for hospital charity care policies
AMA pushes for stricter standards for hospital charity care policies
Accountable Care
NAACOS pushes ACO REACH extension after $1.54B in savings
NAACOS pushes ACO REACH extension
Acute Care
SDOH, tech key to advancing value-based care, says UHG
SDOH, tech key to advancing value-based care
Ambulatory Care
Cleveland Clinic and Amazon One Medical collaborate on primary care clinics
Cleveland Clinic and Amazon One Medical collaborate
Analytics
Interoperability in healthcare moving forward despite challenges
Interoperability in healthcare moving forward despite challenges
Business Intelligence
VillageMD CEO steps down
VillageMD CEO steps down
ICD-10 & Coding
Physician practices examine risk adjustment coding in wake of federal lawsuits
Practices keeping close watch on risk adjustment coding
Meaningful Use
Financial disincentives for providers who commit information blocking 
Financial disincentives for providers who commit information blocking 
Medicare & Medicaid
Ex pharmacy owner sentenced in $11.5 million Medicare fraud case
Ex pharma head sentenced in $11.5M Medicare fraud case
Patient Engagement
HHS, Illinois reach agreement on disability rights laws
HHS, Illinois reach agreement on disability rights
Pharmacy
CMS announces obesity drug coverage in Medicare, Medicaid
CMS announces obesity drug coverage
Population Health
Reproductive care, including abortion, facing challenges
Reproductive care, including abortion, facing challenges
Risk Management
UPMC for You partners to offer Medicaid redetermination coverage in laundromats
UPMC for You offers Medicaid redetermination coverage in laundromats
Telehealth
Telehealth prescribing of controlled drugs extended through 2025
Telehealth prescribing of controlled drugs extended
Mergers & Acquisitions
CHS subsidiary buys urgent care centers in Arizona
CHS subsidiary buys urgent care centers in Arizona
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Jun 22, 2011 | Jeffrey Kreisberg
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May 24, 2011 | Jeffrey Kreisberg
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Apr 26, 2011 | Jeffrey Kreisberg
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Two U.S. senators have introduced legislation to overturn a 1979 court injunction that bars the government from ...
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Mar 18, 2011 | Jeffrey Kreisberg
Patient safety awards
Wouldn’t you want to know just how safe your hospital is before you’re admitted for a procedure? How about if I told you that preventable ...
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Feb 11, 2011 | Jeffrey Kreisberg
Tort reform will do little to curb healthcare costs
During the healthcare reform debates of 2009, there were angry confrontations that nothing in the legislation ...
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Jan 19, 2011 | Jeffrey Kreisberg
New Ideas To Eliminate Fraud
It’s been estimated that fraud adds as much as $60 billion a year to our healthcare costs. Well, the problem has gotten the attention ...
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Dec 29, 2010 | Jeffrey Kreisberg
It's time Medicare clamps down on fraud
With access to the Medicare claims database to track Medicare expenditures, the Wall Street Journal recently reported, ...
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Dec 13, 2010 | Jeffrey Kreisberg
Replacing a Culture of Fear with Trust to Reduce Medical Errors
Despite recommendations by healthcare accrediting agencies like the Joint Commission and the ...
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