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Reimbursement
Senators urge action on physician payment cut before end of lame duck session
Senators urge action on physician payment cut
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
UnitedHealthcare wins lawsuit over star ratings
UnitedHealthcare wins lawsuit over star ratings
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
Anesthesiologist sentenced to 190 years for IV bag tampering
Anesthesiologist sentenced to 190 years for IV bag tampering
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
Franciscan Health repurposing hospital for behavioral health
Franciscan Health repurposing hospital for behavioral health
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
CMS announces obesity drug coverage in Medicare, Medicaid
CMS announces obesity drug coverage
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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Leapfrog Group

Anne Snowdon, chief scientific research officer at HIMSS
Aug 15 | Susan Morse
Digital maturity makes a difference in patient safety and outcomes
"Do people really realize that digital maturity matters? It really does. It's quality and safety," says…
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Hospital staff and people in lobby
May 08 | 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 | 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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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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Medical professional at desk with headphones and monitor
May 27, 2022 | Jeff Lagasse
Leapfrog urges CMS not to suppress hospital safety data
Leapfrog said the information CMS is seeking to curtail is critical for patients seeking the best performing hospitals.
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Patient sitting on bed
May 10, 2022 | Jeff Lagasse
Leapfrog Group hospital safety grades highlight decline in patient experience
The pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic have hampered progress on the patient safety front, though most hospitals…
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A surgical scene
Sep 09, 2021 | Jeff Lagasse
Shifting common outpatient procedures to ASCs shows cost savings
UnitedHealth Group says such a shift would reduce spending by 59%.
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Jul 22, 2020 | Jeff Lagasse
Employers give insurers so-so grade in push to drive healthcare quality and value
Cigna received the highest marks for its efforts toward driving for value, while UnitedHealthcare ranked…
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Feb 27, 2020 | Jeff Lagasse
Hospitals show improvements in meeting surgical safety standards; deficiencies remain
The good news is that a higher percentage of hospitals are meeting Leapfrog's minimum volume…
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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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