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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
Alabama hospital expanding behavioral health capabilities
Alabama hospital expanding behavioral health
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
VillageMD CEO steps down
VillageMD CEO steps down
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
Ex-pharmacy owner sentenced in $11.5 million Medicare fraud case
Ex-pharma head sentenced in $11.5M Medicare fraud case
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
CHS and Woodbridge end $120 million deal in Pennsylvania
CHS and Woodbridge end $120 million deal
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News

Hawaii hospitals face steep losses as reimbursements, state funds erode
Feb 25, 2015 | Mary Mosquera
Hawaii hospitals face steep losses as reimbursements, state funds erode
As appropriations are trimmed and payments decline, hospitals in the archipelago state making ...
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Sep 11, 2014 | Mary Mosquera
The intersection of quality and finance
In the first part of our conversation with Money Atwal, who is both CFO and CIO at Hilo Medical Center in Hilo, Hawaii, he ...
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Jul 29, 2014 | Mary Mosquera
Hawaiian CFO digs deep to mine revenue
Money Atwal, who is both CFO and CIO at Hilo Medical Center in Hilo, Hawaii, shares with Healthcare Finance News how his ...
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May 28, 2014 | Anthony Brino, Mary Mosquera
As new exchange enrollees come in, premium pricing for next year starts
This summer, insurers who want to sell plans in public exchanges for 2015 will be going ...
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Mar 10, 2014 | Mary Mosquera
States gain traction in ACA rollout
Some states have found practical success in establishing the Affordable Care Act, but what distinguishes their efforts are their ...
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Feb 28, 2014 | Mary Mosquera
Feds recoup $4.3B from fraudsters
The Obama Administration recovered a record $4.3 billion last year from fraudsters trying to dupe federal health programs, or those ...
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Feb 27, 2014 | Mary Mosquera
Inpatient stays drive price variation
The price of an initial inpatient stay explains almost all of the wide spending variation from hospital to hospital on episodes ...
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Feb 26, 2014 | Mary Mosquera
Medical home fails to lower cost, use
Although highly touted, the patient-centered medical home model failed to lower use of services or total costs and produced ...
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Feb 24, 2014 | Mary Mosquera
Moody's says employer mandate delay will harm not-for-profit hospitals
The recent delay of the employer mandate for medium-sized businesses will harm ...
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Feb 24, 2014 | Mary Mosquera
Verifying coverage, collecting payments get more complex for hospitals
Identifying an individual's health plan sounds pretty straightforward. Most hospitals ...
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