Topics
Reimbursement
Senators urge action on physician payment cut before end of lame duck session
Senators urge action on physician payment cut
Revenue Cycle Management
Trends 2025: The demand for interim revenue cycle executives
Trends 2025: The demand for interim revenue cycle executives
Strategic Planning
Advocate spending $1 billion on new hospital and outpatient services
Advocate spending $1B on new hospital and outpatient services
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
Male physicians have more net worth than female counterparts
Male physicians have more net worth than females
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
Telehealth gets short extension, physician pay is cut in spending bill
Telehealth gets short extension, physician pay is cut in spending 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
HIMSSCast: Research as restorative physician medicine
HIMSSCast: Research as restorative physician medicine
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
CMS ending VBID model due to high costs
CMS ending VBID model due to high costs
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

Oncology and neurology treatments lead wave of new drugs in 2020
Feb 06, 2020 | Mark Klimek
Oncology and neurology treatments lead wave of new drugs in 2020
Eleven drugs are potential blockbusters with an expected $1 billion in U.S. sales, according to the ...
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Hospitals face rising risk of sophisticated cyberattacks
Sep 17, 2019 | Mark Klimek
Hospitals face rising risk of sophisticated cyberattacks
To date, attacks that have led to patient data being exposed; Going forward, attackers will seek to disrupt ...
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UnitedHealthcare to start covering medical implant for sleep apnea
Jul 12, 2019 | Mark Klimek
UnitedHealthcare to start covering medical implant for sleep apnea
The device is a significant departure from traditional surgical treatments for sleep apnea.
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Blue Shield of California targets wellness goals through personalized health platform
Jul 02, 2019 | Mark Klimek
Blue Shield of California targets wellness goals through personalized health platform
New approach seeks to improve lifestyle choices and outcomes by steering ...
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Report shines a harsh light on the cost of high-deductible plans to consumers
Jun 04, 2019 | Mark Klimek
Report shines a harsh light on the cost of high-deductible plans to consumers
Premiums for employer-sponsored insurance plans over the last 10 years rose 55 percent, ...
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Health plan satisfaction with benefits coverage is rising
May 28, 2019 | Mark Klimek
Health plan satisfaction with benefits coverage is rising
Insurers miss the mark when it comes to member expectations for the kind of consumer experiences they get ...
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Health systems diversify to grow their business
May 22, 2019 | Mark Klimek
Health systems diversify to grow their business
The strategy can carry credit risks, because when hospitals stray from their core competencies, they may strain their ...
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Civica Rx, Xellia partner to manufacture and distribute generic drugs
May 20, 2019 | Mark Klimek
Civica Rx, Xellia partner to manufacture and distribute generic drugs
This is the first time Civica Rx is producing generic drugs since the company was launched last ...
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Chinese nationals indicted for Anthem hack from 2014
May 16, 2019 | Mark Klimek
Chinese nationals indicted for Anthem hack from 2014
Anthem last year was required to pay $16 million in the most costly HIPAA fine ever, for what remains the ...
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Astria Health blames revenue cycle contractor for bankruptcy
May 09, 2019 | Mark Klimek
Astria Health blames revenue cycle contractor for bankruptcy
Operations continue, wages are unaffected and none of the health system's three hospitals or other ...
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