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Reimbursement
Physicians 'outraged' that spending bill fails to avert pay cut
Physicians 'outraged' that spending bill fails to avert pay cut
Revenue Cycle Management
Modernizing healthcare payment systems starts with reducing cash collections
Modernizing healthcare payment systems starts with reducing cash collections
Strategic Planning
Advocate Health closing Illinois clinics inside of Walgreens
Advocate Health closing Illinois clinics inside of Walgreens
Capital Finance
HIMSS25: ROI as the ultimate measure of value
HIMSS25: ROI as the ultimate measure of value
Supply Chain
Hospitals face rising costs, supply chain disruptions as tariff uncertainty continues
Hospitals face rising costs as tariff uncertainty continues
Accounting & Financial Management
$880 billion in spending cuts not possible without slashing Medicaid
$880B in spending cuts not possible without slashing Medicaid
Budgeting
Health system operating margins declined in August
Health system operating margins declined in August
Quality and Safety
Senate report slams private equity's ownership of hospitals
Senate report slams private equity's ownership of hospitals
Billing and Collections
Revenue cycle challenged by low collection rates, high denials
Revenue cycle challenged by low collection rates, high denials
Claims Processing
Sen. Grassley wants UnitedHealth to hand over MA billing records
Sen. Grassley wants UnitedHealth to hand over MA billing records
Workforce
Cedars-Sinai cancer director stepping down
Cedars-Sinai cancer director stepping down
Operations
Chief growth officer on the competitiveness of home health market
Chief growth officer on the competitiveness of home health market
Medical Devices
Logistics robots bringing Samsung Medical Center into the future
Logistics robots bringing Samsung Medical into the future
Hospital/physician relations
Hospitals, physicians submit opposing views to FTC ruling on noncompetes
Hospitals, physicians submit opposing views to FTC ruling
Construction & Facilities Management
Prisma Health opens $3.7 million behavioral health facility
Prisma Health opens $3.7 million behavioral health facility
Compliance & Legal
Hospitals face deadline to opt out of BCBS settlement agreement
Hospitals face deadline to opt out of BCBS settlement agreement
Policy and Legislation
CMS proposes shortening ACA open enrollment window
CMS proposes shortening ACA open enrollment window
Community Benefit
Mobile Healthcare does house calls
Mobile Healthcare does house calls
Accountable Care
HIMSS25 session shows how physicians are incentivized in alternative payment models
HIMSS25 session shows how physicians are incentivized in APMs
Acute Care
SDOH, tech key to advancing value-based care, says UHG
SDOH, tech key to advancing value-based care
Ambulatory Care
Fewer clinicians entering primary care, data shows
Fewer clinicians entering primary care
Analytics
Kentucky making data on foster children interoperable
Kentucky making data on foster children interoperable
Business Intelligence
Blue Cross NC reorganizing with parent company
Blue Cross NC reorganizing with parent company
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
Curbing Medicaid expansion could cause $80 billion hit to providers
Curbing Medicaid expansion could cause $80B hit to providers
Patient Engagement
HHS, Illinois reach agreement on disability rights laws
HHS, Illinois reach agreement on disability rights
Pharmacy
PBMs appeal FTC case over insulin costs 
PBMs appeal FTC case over insulin costs 
Population Health
Teladoc partnering with Eli Lilly on self-pay GLP-1 access
Teladoc partnering with Eli Lilly on self-pay GLP-1 access
Risk Management
UPMC for You partners to offer Medicaid redetermination coverage in laundromats
UPMC for You offers Medicaid redetermination coverage in laundromats
Telehealth
Philips partners for maternal remote patient monitoring in Georgia
Philips partners for maternal remote patient monitoring in Georgia
Mergers & Acquisitions
Walgreens to be acquired by Sycamore Partners
Walgreens to be acquired by Sycamore Partners
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Healthcare-associated infection

Hospital staff and people in lobby
May 08, 2024 | Jeff Lagasse
Outpatient settings need to be safer, study finds
Preventable adverse events are common in such settings, with 1.9% of patients experiencing at least one preventable event.
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Surgeons in operating room
May 02, 2024 | Susan Morse
Hospitals improve their patient experience and infection scores  
The latest Safety Grades shows the first improvement since fall 2023, but the measures are still far from pre-pandemic…
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Healthcare worker in PPE by patient in hospital bed
Jan 19, 2023 | Jeff Lagasse
Adverse events among inpatient admissions hit 25% in 2018
Adverse drug events comprise 39% of the adverse events, making them the most common by far.
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Nov 16, 2022 | Jeff Lagasse
Hospitals improve never events, HAIs in Leapfrog's Safety Grades
The overall trend over the past decade has been for patient safety to improve, with progress made on falls and MRSA…
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Person in hospital bed with equipment
Nov 14, 2022 | Jeff Lagasse
Hospital acquired infections were on the rise in 2021, says CDC
Part of the reason for the uptick, the CDC said, was the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which impacted surveillance for HAIs.
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Person and healthcare worker. Photo: Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images
Apr 12, 2022 | Susan Morse
Nursing homes to get pay decrease in CMS proposed rule
The agency says it intends to issue proposed rules on minimum staffing level requirements within one year.
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A scene of surgery
Sep 20, 2021 | Jeff Lagasse
CDC spending more than $2 billion on infection control and prevention efforts
CDC said the funding will help personnel prevent infections more effectively, support rapid response and enhance…
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Person wearing PPE at hospital bed
Sep 03, 2021 | Susan Morse
COVID-19 increased the number of healthcare-acquired infections
Central line infections increased by at least 46%, compared to 2019.
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A home care visit. Photo: FGTrade/Getty Images
Jul 30, 2021 | Susan Morse
Skilled nursing, hospice and rehab facilities see payment increases in final rule
CMS has adopted a vaccination measure to assess whether skilled nursing facilities are taking steps to…
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Jul 10, 2020 | Jeff Lagasse
Value-based payment penalties disproportionately impact safety net hospitals
Neither safety net nor non-safety net hospitals showed improvements in the four infections analyzed, including…
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