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Reimbursement
Hospitals sue HHS over disproportionate share hospital payment
Hospitals sue HHS over DSH hospital payments
Revenue Cycle Management
RCM accelerates cash and secures financial health 
RCM accelerates cash and secures financial health 
Strategic Planning
Walgreens considering selling all of its VillageMD business
Walgreens considering selling all of its VillageMD business
Capital Finance
Risant Health to invest $1 billion in Cone Health
Risant Health to invest $1 billion in Cone Health
Supply Chain
FDA tells providers to prepare for supply chain disruptions
FDA to providers: Prepare for supply chain disruptions
Accounting & Financial Management
Humana logs $679 million in Q2 profit
Humana logs $679 million in Q2 profit
Budgeting
Insurers likely to pay $1.1 billion in rebates this fall
Insurers likely to pay $1.1 billion in rebates this fall
Quality and Safety
Digital maturity makes a difference in patient safety and outcomes
Digital maturity makes a difference in patient outcomes
Billing and Collections
CMS reports over 12,000 No Surprises Act violations 
CMS reports over 12,000 No Surprises Act violations 
Claims Processing
Johns Hopkins Health Plans announces multi-payer portal
Johns Hopkins Health Plans announces multi-payer portal
Workforce
Former HHS leader joins Stanford Health Care as chief health equity officer
Former HHS leader joins Stanford Health Care
Operations
Dana-Farber CEO and president to step down
Dana-Farber CEO and president to step down
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
Christus Health to see $25 million expansion at Texas hospital
Christus to see $25M expansion at Texas hospital
Compliance & Legal
HRSA warns Johnson & Johnson of consequences of 340B rebates
HRSA warns Johnson & Johnson of consequences of 340B rebates
Policy and Legislation
Inpatient rehab facilities get 3% payment increase
Inpatient rehabs get 3% payment increase
Community Benefit
Nonprofit hospitals' charity care falling behind tax breaks, report shows
Report: Hospitals' charity care falling behind tax breaks
Accountable Care
ACO REACH changes more negative than positive, says participant
ACO REACH changes not positive, says participant
Acute Care
AHA: Hospitals improve patient safety measures above pre-pandemic levels
AHA: Hospitals improve patient safety measures
Ambulatory Care
Walmart announces closing of clinics and virtual care
Walmart is closing clinics and virtual care
Analytics
Interoperability in healthcare moving forward despite challenges
Interoperability in healthcare moving forward despite challenges
Business Intelligence
Cigna launching E-Treatment virtual care through MDLIVE
Cigna launching virtual care through MDLIVE
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
Insurers will make $11.8 billion in Medicare Advantage quality bonus payments
Insurers to make $11.8B in MA quality bonus payments
Patient Engagement
Patients see narrow networks in ACA marketplace plans, KFF finds
KFF: Patients see narrow networks in ACA marketplace plans
Pharmacy
Express Scripts sues Federal Trade Commission over PBM report
Express Scripts sues Federal Trade Commission over PBM report
Population Health
Many women skip care due to access issues, survey shows
Survey: Many women skip care due to access issues
Risk Management
UPMC for You partners to offer Medicaid redetermination coverage in laundromats
UPMC for You offers Medicaid redetermination coverage in laundromats
Telehealth
Patients less likely to seek virtual behavioral care when paying out-of-pocket
Patients who pay cost-sharing less likely to seek virtual care
Mergers & Acquisitions
CHS to acquire 10 urgent care centers in Arizona
CHS to acquire 10 urgent care centers in Arizona
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News

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Lean lifts clinical and financial processes
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Revenue pressures drive hospital merger
Nov 03, 2014 | Joe Burns
Revenue pressures drive hospital merger
The Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington, Maine, opened a new chapter in its almost 100-year history last month, when it ...
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Squeezing out costs with data analytics
Oct 02, 2014 | Joe Burns
Squeezing out costs with data analytics
When large hospitals and health systems buy or affiliate with smaller facilities, the deals can benefit both parties.
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Squeezing out costs with data analytics
Aug 14, 2014 | Joe Burns
Squeezing out costs with data analytics
When large hospitals and health systems buy or affiliate with smaller facilities, the deals can benefit both parties, but ...
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Aug 06, 2014 | Joe Burns
Affiliation, debt relief offer lifeline to Georgia medical center
James E. Crissey watched the election returns closely on May 20. President and CEO of the Southern ...
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Jun 25, 2014 | Joe Burns
Lean strategies for rural hospitals
Many small, rural hospitals have struggled financially in recent years. But one critical access facility in Nebraska has ...
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Jun 17, 2014 | Joe Burns
Affiliation boosts financial prospects for critical access hospital
How do hospitals survive if they keep patients healthy and at home? For New Hampshire’s New ...
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Affiliation, debt relief offer lifeline to Georgia medical center
Jun 03, 2014 | Joe Burns
Affiliation, debt relief offer lifeline to Georgia medical center
Hospitals in Georgia have struggled financially in recent years, as uncompensated care costs rose ...
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May 28, 2014 | Joe Burns
Expect greater scrutiny of mergers
In a challenging financial climate, hospitals of all sizes are looking for partners.
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May 27, 2014 | Joe Burns
Making the case for consolidation
The recent ruling in the case of ProMedica Health System vs. the Federal Trade Commission offers two key lessons for CFOs about how ...
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