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Reimbursement
Elevance, UnitedHealth among insurers accused of alleged price fixing
Elevance, UnitedHealth among insurers accused of alleged price fixing
Revenue Cycle Management
Mary Washington Healthcare latest to outsource revenue cycle 
Mary Washington Healthcare latest to outsource revenue cycle 
Strategic Planning
CommonSpirit, University of Utah Health team on access
CommonSpirit, University of Utah Health team on access
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
CVS announces Dr. Sreekanth Chaguturu as president, Health Care Delivery
CVS announces Dr. Sreekanth Chaguturu as president, Health Care Delivery
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
Almost a quarter of Americans underinsured, survey finds
Survey: Almost a quarter of Americans underinsured
Patient Engagement
HHS, Illinois reach agreement on disability rights laws
HHS, Illinois reach agreement on disability rights
Pharmacy
Express Scripts, Caremark, OptumRx fight back in lawsuit against FTC 
Express Scripts, Caremark, OptumRx sue FTC 
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

Gundersen Health goes off the grid, saves money as energy independent hospital
Feb 03, 2015 | Rodney J. Moore
Gundersen Health goes off the grid, saves money as energy independent hospital
Nonprofit healthcare network becomes the first hospital to offset all of its fossil ...
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Improving collections with analytics
Nov 17, 2014 | Rodney J. Moore
Improving collections with analytics
As more new patients come into the healthcare system, savvy providers are seeing opportunities to develop better relationships ...
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Price alignment and cost containment
Nov 12, 2014 | Rodney J. Moore
Price alignment and cost containment
Opportunities still exist within the healthcare supply chain for improvement and greater efficiency of operations. Lately, price ...
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Tips for controlling medical device costs
Nov 05, 2014 | Rodney J. Moore
Tips for controlling medical device costs
As cost control initiatives take on increasing weight at hospitals and health systems, organizations must focus more ...
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Tips for reducing hospital pharma costs
Oct 30, 2014 | Rodney J. Moore
Tips for reducing hospital pharma costs
The ideal prescription for hospitals wanting to reduce their pharmaceutical costs could be tighter controls and staying on ...
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Oct 28, 2013 | Rodney J. Moore
Hospitals lack culture of safety
While the ultimate goal of zero patient harm in hospitals has been largely elusive, there could be hope for progress by adapting ...
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Sep 10, 2013 | Rodney J. Moore
Clinical trial budgets under pressure
Clinical trials are important to the development of new drugs, medical devices and procedures, but budgets for these trials are ...
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May 14, 2013 | Rodney J. Moore
Getting away from the office desk
Even as studies from the Obesity journal to the Journal of Applied Physiology have shown that sitting is bad for your health, many ...
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May 13, 2013 | Rodney J. Moore
Patient-centered design for hospitals
As hospital construction has held steady during the downturn, more administrators and healthcare leaders are weighing the ...
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Healthcare companies to hire veterans
Apr 15, 2013 | Rodney J. Moore
Healthcare companies to hire veterans
From the federal government to Wal-Mart, companies are pledging to hire military veterans, and whether signing on to national ...
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