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Reimbursement
Bipartisan House bill introduced to stop physician pay cut 
Bipartisan House bill introduced to stop physician pay cut 
Revenue Cycle Management
Trends 2025: The demand for interim revenue cycle executives
Trends 2025: The demand for interim revenue cycle executives
Strategic Planning
New York putting $188 million toward cancer center
New York putting $188M toward cancer center
Capital Finance
17 health systems invest in Truveta Genome Project
17 health systems invest in Truveta Genome Project
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
Cigna Q4 profit takes hit due to medical costs
Cigna Q4 profit takes hit due to medical costs
Budgeting
Health system operating margins declined in August
Health system operating margins declined in August
Quality and Safety
Senate report slams private equity's ownership of hospitals
Senate report slams private equity's ownership of hospitals
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
Cleveland Clinic announces 114 layoffs due to financial challenges
Cleveland Clinic announces 114 layoffs
Operations
Healthcare execs more optimistic heading into the new year, survey finds
Health execs more optimistic heading into 2025
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
Prisma Health opens $3.7 million behavioral health facility
Prisma Health opens $3.7 million behavioral health facility
Compliance & Legal
Pfizer pays close to $60 million to resolve kickback allegations
Pfizer pays close to $60 million to resolve kickback allegations
Policy and Legislation
RFK Jr.: Senators want definitive answers on vaccines, autism and Medicaid
RFK Jr.: Senators want definitive answers
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
190 million people affected by Change Healthcare cyberattack
190M people affected by Change cyberattack
Business Intelligence
Tim Noel appointed new CEO of UnitedHealthcare
Tim Noel appointed new CEO of UnitedHealthcare
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
Many independent pharmacists will not stock drugs in the price negotiation program
Many independent pharmacists will not stock price-negotiated drugs
Patient Engagement
HHS, Illinois reach agreement on disability rights laws
HHS, Illinois reach agreement on disability rights
Pharmacy
15 more drugs selected for Medicare drug price negotiations
15 more drugs selected for Medicare drug price negotiations
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
Teladoc teams with Amazon on chronic care
Teladoc teams with Amazon on chronic care
Mergers & Acquisitions
Santa Clara County to buy HCA hospital for $150 million
Santa Clara County to buy HCA hospital for $150M
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News

Henry Schein acquires $300M physician office business from Cardinal Health
Nov 25, 2014 | Frank Irving
Henry Schein acquires $300M physician office business from Cardinal Health
Two giants in the medical products business have agreed to consolidate services that bring ...
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10 tips for maximizing cash flow
Oct 29, 2014 | Frank Irving
10 tips for maximizing cash flow
It's never been more difficult for healthcare providers to collect payment for services provided. These recommendations will ...
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Coordinated care and patient engagement
Oct 28, 2014 | Frank Irving
Coordinated care and patient engagement
Characterizing patients as non-compliant has long been an excuse for physicians not fully engaging people, but that needs to ...
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Oct 28, 2014 | Frank Irving
Analytics drive physician productivity
Following an "industrial model of care," New York's Westmed Medical Group analyzes data from more than 2,200 ...
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Better denials management strategies
Oct 22, 2014 | Frank Irving
Better denials management strategies
Commercial insurers inaccurately process about 20 percent of claims filed by medical practices. It's an industry standard ...
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Apr 10, 2014 | Frank Irving
Doctors protest CMS data release
By releasing to the public a data set revealing what Medicare pays individual doctors, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ...
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Mar 14, 2014 | Frank Irving
SGR House vote may derail doctors' hopes
A House vote today may have derailed physicians' chances of finally getting Medicare's formula for paying ...
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Feb 13, 2014 | Frank Irving
ICD-10 transition costs could triple for physician practices
A newly released update to the landmark 2008 Nachimson study says two-thirds of practices would fall in ...
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Sep 23, 2013 | Frank Irving
Investors prize medical office buildings
Investor appetite for medical office buildings has been strong since 2012 and that trend has continued into 2013 and looks ...
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Aug 21, 2013 | Frank Irving
Physician salaries projected to increase
Salaries for doctors are predicted to grow in 2014, with some classifications experiencing a larger bump than others.
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