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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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Long-Term Acute Care Facility

Statuette of Justice holding scales
Feb 26 | Jeff Lagasse
False Claims Act judgments for healthcare totaled $1.8 billion in 2023, DOJ says
Overall, healthcare fraud was responsible for two-thirds of the recovered amount in 2023.
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Business handshake over meeting table
Oct 12, 2021 | Jeff Lagasse
OSF Healthcare buys majority stake in Illinois Kindred hospital
The rehabilitation unit will help adults who have experienced a loss of function due to stroke, brain injury or other…
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Feb 19, 2016 | Susan Morse
Kindred and Select Medical Holdings agree to $800,000 "hospital swap"
Kindred Healthcare and Select Medical Holdings are swapping hospitals in a transaction that also includes an $800,000…
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Feb 08, 2011 | Molly Merrill
Kindred Healthcare to acquire RehabCare
Kindred Healthcare has announced plans to acquire the St. Louis-based RehabCare Group, creating what officials say will be the largest post-acute…
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Sep 08, 2010 | Richard Pizzi
California healthcare real estate trust acquires Missouri hospital
Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT II, Inc., has acquired the Joplin Long-Term Acute Care Hospital, a 26,000-square-foot…
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Jul 29, 2010 | Chelsey Ledue
Kindred Healthcare opens California replacement hospital
Kindred Healthcare has opened a new hospital in Folsom, Calif., and expanded its homecare and hospice business in Boston and Denver.
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