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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
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
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
Almost a quarter of Americans underinsured, survey finds
Survey: Almost a quarter of Americans underinsured
Patient Engagement
HHS, Illinois reach agreement on disability rights laws
HHS, Illinois reach agreement on disability rights
Pharmacy
Express Scripts, Caremark, OptumRx fight back in lawsuit against FTC 
Express Scripts, Caremark, OptumRx sue FTC 
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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Oct 07, 2021 | Nathan Eddy
Staffing shortages ramp up recruitment pressure on hospitals 
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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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Jun 01, 2020 | Jeff Lagasse
Electronic health records fail to detect up to 33% of medication errors
While showing minor improvements over the years, EHR systems consistently failed to detect errors that could injure or…
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Nov 07, 2019 | Susan Morse
Maine hospitals lead in Leapfrog safety grades
D and F graded hospitals carry nearly twice the risk of mortality of A-graded hospitals, with over 50,000 lives at stake, according to Leapfrog…
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HHS nominee Azar
Nov 29, 2017 | Jessica Davis
Hearing for HHS nominee Azar dominated by drug pricing issue
Both sides of the aisle -- and even the former Eli Lilly exec himself -- expressed concerns over the ballooning drug prices and…
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Aug 08, 2017 | Susan Morse
Patrick Conway is leaving CMS to head Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina
As director of CMS' Innovation Center, Conway has helped lead the transition to value-based care.
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Secret hospital inspections
Apr 20, 2017 | Charles Ornstein, ProPublica
Secret hospital inspections may become public at last
The federal government has proposed requiring that accreditors release reports on the problems they find during hospital inspections.…
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Mar 27, 2017 | Kaiser Health News
Pre-hospice program saves health system millions in emergency care, improves care quality
Uncertainty in how to pay for programs poses barrier as services provided by home-based palliative…
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Mar 03, 2017 | Jeff Lagasse
University of Pennsylvania study reveals potential conflicts of interest between patient-advocacy orgs, drug/device makers
Patient-advocacy organizations should have more rigorous disclosure…
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Nov 29, 2016 | Kaiser Health News
Higher rates, loss of coverage for essential services are top of mind for women with TrumpCare
A number of other women's health benefits are at risk, including guaranteed coverage of…
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