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Reimbursement
Elevance, UnitedHealth among insurers accused of alleged price fixing
Elevance, UnitedHealth among insurers accused of alleged price fixing
Revenue Cycle Management
Mary Washington Healthcare latest to outsource revenue cycle 
Mary Washington Healthcare latest to outsource revenue cycle 
Strategic Planning
Two CFOs see promise of AI, but have yet to build a dedicated budget
Two CFOs see promise of AI, but have yet to build a dedicated budget
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
Labor expenses continue to challenge hospitals
Labor expenses continue to challenge hospitals
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
University Hospitals expanding with $3.2 million donation
University Hospitals expanding with $3.2M donation
Compliance & Legal
Johnson and Johnson sues HRSA for blocking 340B plan
J&J sues HRSA for blocking 340B plan
Policy and Legislation
Planned Parenthood, other groups decry executive power in House bill
Planned Parenthood, other groups decry House bill
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
CVS announces Dr. Sreekanth Chaguturu as president, Health Care Delivery
CVS announces Dr. Sreekanth Chaguturu as president, Health Care Delivery
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
Trump picks Dr. Mehmet Oz to head CMS
Trump picks Dr. Mehmet Oz to head CMS
Patient Engagement
HHS, Illinois reach agreement on disability rights laws
HHS, Illinois reach agreement on disability rights
Pharmacy
CerpassRx, Waltz team on AI platform to manage specialty drug spend
CerpassRx, Waltz team on AI to manage specialty drug spend
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
Cardinal Health set to acquire two companies for combined $3.9B
Cardinal Health set to acquire two companies for combined $3.9B
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Blog

What to expect from coding productivity after ICD-10 implementation
Aug 17, 2015 | Carl Natale
What to expect from coding productivity after ICD-10 implementation
There are steps that medical practices can take to preserve medical coder productivity even in ...
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Can you pick the right ICD-10 family?
Jul 27, 2015 | Carl Natale
Can you pick the right ICD-10 family?
Let's just say it's better to get the diagnosis code right instead of counting on a yet to be defined definition of ...
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Breaking down the biggest post-ICD-10 myths
Jun 30, 2015 | Carl Natale
Breaking down the biggest post-ICD-10 myths
The fear is that ICD-10 code set is so large and complex that medical coders aren't going to be able to keep up with ...
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Insight: It might be time to start planning for an ICD-10 delay
Mar 11, 2015 | Carl Natale
Insight: It might be time to start planning for an ICD-10 delay
Another delay is unlikely but not unthinkable.
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2 top ICD-10 developments in 2014
Jan 05, 2015 | Carl Natale
2 top ICD-10 developments in 2014
Extending the ICD-10 transition another 12 months has been significant -- estimated in the millions.
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Making ICD-10 testing matter
Dec 29, 2014 | Carl Natale
Making ICD-10 testing matter
ICD-10 testing will be a valuable step in the ICD-10 transition but it will be more complicated than sending medical claims to ...
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5 project management keys to ICD-10 planning
Dec 17, 2014 | Carl Natale
5 project management keys to ICD-10 planning
The ICD-10 transition could affect every department at a healthcare system. That means success will depend on organized ...
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ICD-10 implementation need not delay reimbursements
Dec 04, 2014 | Carl Natale
ICD-10 implementation need not delay reimbursements
We keep telling physicians that they may have to survive without reimbursement revenue for six months after the ...
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Guerrilla warfare over ICD-10
Nov 26, 2014 | Carl Natale
Guerrilla warfare over ICD-10
Opponents of the transition to ICD-10 coding were successful in attaching a delay to "must-pass" Congressional legislation ...
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Managing denials after ICD-10
Nov 13, 2014 | Carl Natale
Managing denials after ICD-10
Healthcare providers can expect an increase in medical claim denials after Oct. 1, 2015. But that doesn't have to mean that ...
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