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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
University Hospitals expanding with $3.2 million donation
University Hospitals expanding with $3.2M donation
Compliance & Legal
Johnson and Johnson sues HRSA for blocking 340B plan
J&J sues HRSA for blocking 340B plan
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
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
Telehealth prescribing of controlled drugs extended through 2025
Telehealth prescribing of controlled drugs extended
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

Hospitals look to slash wasteful expenses
Jan 21, 2015 | Rodney J. Moore
Hospitals look to slash wasteful expenses
Experts say providers should look outside the organization to help free up resources for performance improvement.
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How to retain your best performers
Oct 02, 2014 | Rodney J. Moore
How to retain your best performers
With the job market showing improvement, it might be time to re-evaluate if you are keeping your best employees happy.
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Sep 15, 2014 | Rodney J. Moore
Shrinking energy costs
Energy costs eat up a chunk of a hospital's budget. Demand response may help shrink those costs.
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Sep 10, 2014 | Rodney J. Moore
Kaiser taps solar power
Solar power is not new to Kaiser Permanente, but the California-based health system is planning to ramp up its usage.
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Aug 13, 2014 | Rodney J. Moore
Keys to keeping your employees happy
With the job market showing improvement, it might be time to re-evaluate if you are doing your utmost at keeping your best ...
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Aug 12, 2014 | Rodney J. Moore
Automating the supply chain
Software is making supply chain automation a long hoped for reality and the biggest reason your hospital is likely to get on board is ...
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Aug 08, 2014 | Rodney J. Moore
Doctors mull aggregated procurement
For many larger healthcare organizations, group purchasing has yielded significant savings. Physician practices are also mulling ...
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Aug 08, 2014 | Rodney J. Moore
Point of service collections on the rise
As providers continue adjusting to the reimbursement changes wrought by the Affordable Care Act, it appears increasingly ...
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Jul 22, 2014 | Rodney J. Moore
Incentives change readmissions equation
Hospitals are increasingly making reducing hospital-acquired infections and readmissions a priority -- and saving millions of ...
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Jul 15, 2014 | Rodney J. Moore
Doctors mull aggregated procurement
For many larger healthcare organizations, group purchasing has yielded significant savings. Physician practices are also mulling ...
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