Topics
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
Ashland hospital expanding as part of strategic plan
Ashland hospital expanding as part of strategic plan
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
Trends 2025: The future of physician hiring
Trends 2025: The future of physician hiring
Operations
Children's Mercy Kansas City names Dr. Alejandro Quiroga as president and CEO 
Children's Mercy Kansas City names Dr. Alejandro Quiroga as president and CEO 
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
Children's Medical expands with new patient tower
Children's Medical expands with new patient tower
Compliance & Legal
OCR settles with UCLA over disability access
OCR settles with UCLA over disability access
Policy and Legislation
Premiums to increase if ACA enhanced subsidies expire, CBO says
CBO: Premiums to increase if ACA subsidies expire
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
UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty addresses backlash against insurer
UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty addresses backlash
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
Senate bill proposes to rein in PBMs by forcing them to sell pharmacy businesses
Senate bill proposes to rein in PBMs
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

Health 2.0 attracts employers and payers
Sep 27, 2011 | Patty Enrado
Health 2.0 attracts employers and payers
At the Health 2.0 conference Monday in San Francisco, a panel of employers and healthcare insurers said they are ready to ...
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Success of California Blue's claims transparency program drives expansion
Nov 11, 2010 | Patty Enrado
Success of California Blue's claims transparency program drives expansion
The 120 network hospitals and 30-plus physician groups participating in Blue Shield of ...
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Summit: ACO success tied to EHR, HIE capabilities
Oct 06, 2010 | Patty Enrado
Summit: ACO success tied to EHR, HIE capabilities
Mature electronic health record systems and health information exchange capabilities contributed to the success of ...
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REC experts discuss access to rural, underserved communities
Oct 05, 2010 | Patty Enrado
REC experts discuss access to rural, underserved communities
While the Regional Extension Center program was designed to assist priority primary care providers in ...
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Sep 15, 2010 | Patty Enrado
Colorado health system transforms patient collection process
A combination of health IT and process re-engineering enabled Centura Health, the largest healthcare ...
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Sep 15, 2010 | Patty Enrado
Keynote: Understanding market dynamics drives UC San Diego Health System’s expansion
The University of California San Diego Health System is undergoing a targeted ...
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Sep 14, 2010 | Patty Enrado
Opening keynote: What to expect in 2011
As editor of Healthcare Finance News, Richard Pizzi knows what’s on the minds of his readers as they navigate the ...
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Sep 14, 2010 | Patty Enrado
Optimizing audit management critical to financial success
Audit management has always been a priority for healthcare providers, but recent healthcare reform ...
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Sep 13, 2010 | Patty Enrado
Session preview: Analytics helps drive healthcare management performance
Economic pressures, regulatory compliance and greater consumer demand and competition are ...
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Sep 13, 2010 | Patty Enrado
HFN Virtual Conference & Expo expands with broad, deep education sessions
This year’s Healthcare Finance News Virtual Conference & Expo is offering 33 ...
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