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Reimbursement
Home health agencies get half a percent pay increase
Home health agencies get half a percent pay increase
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
$47.5 million grant allows Rutgers to turn lab discoveries into practical healthcare
Rutgers to promote 'translational' science with $47.5M grant
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
Cleveland Clinic partnering with Cavaliers on new training center
Cleveland Clinic partnering with Cavs on new sports complex
Compliance & Legal
Johnson and Johnson sues HRSA for blocking 340B plan
J&J sues HRSA for blocking 340B plan
Policy and Legislation
Trump picks RFK Jr. to lead HHS
Trump picks RFK Jr. to lead HHS
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
MD Anderson launches new cancer research center
MD Anderson launches new cancer research center
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
Elevance Health 'considering options' following star ratings hit
Elevance Health 'considering options' following star ratings hit
Patient Engagement
Patients see narrow networks in ACA marketplace plans, KFF finds
KFF: Patients see narrow networks in ACA marketplace plans
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
Teladoc posts $640.5 million in revenue, stresses virtual care improvement
Teladoc posts $640.5 million in revenue
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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Apr 26, 2017 | Jessica Davis
Trump nominates life science expert as HHS assistant secretary
Dr. Brett Giroir, who is currently CEO of biopharmaceutical company ViraCyte, takes over role formerly held by Karen DeSalvo.
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Aug 11, 2016 | Tom Sullivan
Karen DeSalvo stepping down from national coordinator post
Karen DeSalvo, MD, revealed on Thursday that she is resigning as head of the National Coordinator for Health IT.
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Jun 02, 2016 | Bill Siwicki
Boston Children's awarded $275,000 by ONC for EHR apps discovery site
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has awarded Boston Children's Hospital…
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HHS, OPN hope new data transparency on EHR systems will help execs make purchasing decisions
Jun 01, 2016 | Tom Sullivan
HHS, ONC hope new data transparency on EHR systems will help execs make purchasing decisions
National Coordinator Karen DeSalvo, MD, announced late Tuesday afternoon that the Department of…
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Andy Slavitt
Jan 20, 2016 | Mike Miliard
Not so fast: CMS says meaningful use not dead, new incentive program will take time
One week after Andy Slavitt said meaningful use would be replaced soon, the acting Centers for Medicare…
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May 06, 2015 | Henry Powderly
Karen DeSalvo nominated assistant secretary at HHS, will leave ONC if confirmed
Current National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has been acting assistant secretary since last…
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doctor using EHR on tablet
Dec 08, 2014 | Anthony Brino
Report: Financial incentives driving rollout of electronic health records
Financial incentives continue to lead more healthcare providers to adopt electronic health records, according to a…
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