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Reimbursement
Senators urge action on physician payment cut before end of lame duck session
Senators urge action on physician payment cut
Revenue Cycle Management
MultiCare Health System pilots new AI tool for revenue cycle
MultiCare Health System pilots new AI tool
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
Not-for-profit hospital outlook upgraded to neutral
Not-for-profit hospital outlook upgraded to neutral
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
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
Yale on track to complete $838 million neurosciences center
Yale on track to complete $838M neurosciences center
Compliance & Legal
Brian Thompson named in lawsuit alleging insider trading
Brian Thompson named in lawsuit alleging insider trading
Policy and Legislation
Lawmakers push DOJ to investigate PBMs over opioids
Lawmakers push DOJ to investigate PBMs
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
L.A. Care Health Plan appoints Santana-Chin next CEO
L.A. Care appoints Santana-Chin next CEO
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
Older Americans struggling with healthcare costs
Older Americans struggling with healthcare costs
Patient Engagement
HHS, Illinois reach agreement on disability rights laws
HHS, Illinois reach agreement on disability rights
Pharmacy
CMS announces obesity drug coverage in Medicare, Medicaid
CMS announces obesity drug coverage
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
Telehealth prescribing of controlled drugs extended through 2025
Telehealth prescribing of controlled drugs extended
Mergers & Acquisitions
Addus Homecare buttons up $350 million Gentiva acquisition
Addus Homecare buttons up $350M Gentiva acquisition
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News

U.S. pharma spending to rise considerably
Nov 20, 2014 | Roni Caryn Rabin
U.S. pharma spending to rise considerably
After several years of modest increases, U.S. spending on medications is projected to shoot up by 12 percent this year, ...
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Hospitals learn lessons from hospitality industry
Nov 04, 2014 | Roni Caryn Rabin
Hospitals learn lessons from hospitality industry
When Medicare started tracking patient satisfaction in late 2012, and shaving payments to hospitals that fell ...
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May 07, 2014 | Roni Caryn Rabin
Hospital outpatient facilities drive cancer treatment costs higher
Americans are paying higher prices for cancer drugs because more patients are being treated by ...
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Mar 20, 2014 | Roni Caryn Rabin
ACA provision may leave doctors unpaid
An unusual 90-day grace period for government-subsidized health plans may leave physicians at risk for not getting paid for ...
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