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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
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
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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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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