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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
UPMC, Vanderbilt join Aegis Ventures in digital consortium
UPMC, Vanderbilt join Aegis Ventures in digital consortium
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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HealthGrades

The Petrocelli Pavilion
Feb 06 | Jeff Lagasse
Northwell Health debuts new $560 million surgical pavilion
The Petrocelli Pavilion will feature 18 operating rooms, three hybrid rooms with advanced imaging and 132 intensive care rooms.
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Nov 30, 2022 | Jeff Lagasse
Optum Labs funds opening of digital health research center at Cornell
Optum Labs is providing funding in 2022-'23, which will drive research in precision behavioral health, among other…
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Jul 13, 2022 | Jeff Lagasse
Optum, Red Ventures partner on consumer healthcare platform
Red Ventures is a portfolio of brands that includes Healthgrades, Healthline Media, Optum Perks and Optum Store.
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Hospital
Feb 08, 2022 | Susan Morse
Healthgrades releases America's best hospitals ratings based on clinical outcomes
If all hospitals performed similarly to those on the top 250 list, on average, 160,256 lives could be saved,…
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St. Francis Medical Center (Prime Healthcare)
Aug 17, 2020 | Jeff Lagasse
Prime Healthcare completes $350M acquisition of St. Francis Medical Center from Verity
Prime was chosen for its financial commitment and a history of turning around financially distressed…
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Jul 20, 2020 | Jeff Lagasse
California AG conditionally approves $350M sale of nonprofit to Prime Healthcare
Prime will acquire St. Francis for a net of $350 million, with a $200 million base cash price and $60 million…
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Mar 09, 2020 |
New report shows patient priorities in caregiver reviews
The MGMA and Healthgrades report also shows gender bias, with male doctors receiving higher average reviews than female providers.
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hospitals are earning higher overall scores
Mar 09, 2018 | Jeff Lagasse
Hospital physicians score better on internal review sites than they do on Healthgrades, Vitals, and others
By collecting and sharing patient satisfaction survey results hospitals are earning…
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Feb 28, 2018 | Beth Jones Sanborn
List: Healthgrades reveals America's Best Hospitals for 2018
Those on the 50 Best Hospitals list have received their Clinical Excellence award for at least seven consecutive years,…
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Healthgrades Distinguished Hospital Award
Jan 30, 2018 | Beth Jones Sanborn
Healthgrades names 2018 clinical excellence awards; See the List
Online resource announced 250 recipients are among top five percent that deliver "high-quality care" across at…
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