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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
MultiCare Health System pilots new AI tool for revenue cycle
MultiCare Health System pilots new AI tool
Strategic Planning
Ashland hospital expanding as part of strategic plan
Ashland hospital expanding as part of strategic plan
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
Healthcare expenditures rise on increased coverage and utilization
Healthcare expenditures rise on increased coverage and utilization
Budgeting
Health system operating margins declined in August
Health system operating margins declined in August
Quality and Safety
American Heart Association launching HCM initiative
American Heart Association launching HCM initiative
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
Trends 2025: The future of physician hiring
Trends 2025: The future of physician hiring
Operations
Children's Mercy Kansas City names Dr. Alejandro Quiroga as president and CEO 
Children's Mercy Kansas City names Dr. Alejandro Quiroga as president and CEO 
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
Children's Medical expands with new patient tower
Children's Medical expands with new patient tower
Compliance & Legal
Nebraska sues Change Healthcare over ransomware attack
Nebraska sues Change over ransomware attack
Policy and Legislation
Premiums to increase if ACA enhanced subsidies expire, CBO says
CBO: Premiums to increase if ACA subsidies expire
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
UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty addresses backlash against insurer
UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty addresses backlash
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
Trends 2025: Medicare Advantage prospects strong despite challenges
Trends 2025: MA prospects strong despite challenges
Patient Engagement
HHS, Illinois reach agreement on disability rights laws
HHS, Illinois reach agreement on disability rights
Pharmacy
Senate bill proposes to rein in PBMs by forcing them to sell pharmacy businesses
Senate bill proposes to rein in PBMs
Population Health
Weight loss drugs can save patients and healthcare dollars
Weight loss drugs can save patients and healthcare dollars
Risk Management
UPMC for You partners to offer Medicaid redetermination coverage in laundromats
UPMC for You offers Medicaid redetermination coverage in laundromats
Telehealth
Trends 2025: Telehealth's future faces a Friday deadline
Trends 2025: Telehealth's future faces a Friday deadline
Mergers & Acquisitions
Addus Homecare buttons up $350 million Gentiva acquisition
Addus Homecare buttons up $350M Gentiva acquisition
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News

Weighing the risks of value-based medicine
Oct 04, 2012 | Larry McClain
Weighing the risks of value-based medicine
In a Sept. 7 panel discussion at Vanderbilt University hosted by the Association of Management Consulting Firms (AMCF), ...
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Restraint replacing exuberance for venture capitalists
Sep 26, 2012 | Larry McClain
Restraint replacing exuberance for venture capitalists
In a panel discussion co-sponsored by the Nashville Capital Network and Nashville Health Care Council on Aug. ...
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Analysts see M&A activity steady, not supercharged
Aug 08, 2012 | Larry McClain
Analysts see M&A activity steady, not supercharged
There are market forces keeping the healthcare mergers and acquisitions market active but not frenetic, ...
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Cutting supply costs only half the battle
Aug 08, 2012 | Larry McClain
Cutting supply costs only half the battle
Although summer movies highlight the deeds of solo superheroes, attacking hospital supply costs is strictly a team effort. ...
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Aug 08, 2012 | Larry McClain
Physician leadership essential for integrated community health
David Rinehart, MD, a primary care physician at CaroMont Health Southpoint in Belmont, N.C., learned ...
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Jun 13, 2012 | Larry McClain
Keyboard alternatives spur EHR adoption
Most electronic health records require providers to concentrate on typing text into specific fields – and many physicians ...
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Efforts underway to speed release of hospital data
Jun 13, 2012 | Larry McClain
Efforts underway to speed release of hospital data
It’s difficult for healthcare organizations to make informed decisions when the data they receive from state ...
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Cutting supply costs only half the battle
Jun 11, 2012 | Larry McClain
Cutting supply costs only half the battle
Although summer movies highlight the deeds of solo superheroes, attacking hospital supply costs is strictly a team effort. ...
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Analysts see M&A activity steady, not supercharged
May 16, 2012 | Larry McClain
Analysts see M&A activity steady, not supercharged
There are market forces keeping the healthcare mergers and acquisitions market active but not frenetic, ...
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Doctor/lawyer synergy improves healthcare outcomes
May 07, 2012 | Larry McClain
Doctor/lawyer synergy improves healthcare outcomes
Across the nation, healthcare organizations are discovering that collaborative care transcends the medical ...
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