New 'Topics' menu to offer deeper content dives
It's now easier than ever for Healthcare Finance News readers to find information on revenue cycle management, staffing, reimbursement, ICD-10 and many other key subjects, thanks to a new website navigation that enables topic-specific content browsing.
The 20 new "Topics" pages, accessible in the site's navigation menu, replace the five primary "Sections" (Industry News, Community Care, Hospitals & IDNs, Payers, Solutions & Services). These sections are still available to visitors via active links and bookmarks, but will no longer be surfaced on the main navigation.
"Since we launched the Healthcare Finance News website in 2006, we've aligned our content with the most important day-to-day interests of our readers," said Jack Beaudoin, president of MedTech Media. "Readers can now access news and resources pertinent to a specific thread of interest for their profession, making the website a more rewarding and engaging environment. Topics will be especially valuable as we roll out a multi-platform strategy that includes email notifications and mobile alerts – two ways in which readers have indicated they'd like to receive news on certain topics."
Beaudoin noted that the transition reflects changes at other leading online news websites, both in the business and consumer news realms. USA Today recently announced a similar change in the categorization of its content.
The topics menu is now active in the site's main navigation, accessible on every page. Hovering over this menu reveals the 20 topics, which lead to pages displaying the most recent content for that topic. Find examples here and here.
The topics, which also appear in Resource Central, consist of Capital Finance, Claims Processing, Community Benefit, Document Management, Enterprise Resource Planning, ICD-10, Information Technology, Medical Banking, Policy, Quality and Safety, Reimbursement, Revenue Cycle Management, Staffing and Outsourcing and Supply Chain.
Healthcare Finance News plans to refine and adjust this list of topics on an ongoing basis. The site's staff welcomes reader input on the topics menu. To respond to the change or suggest refinements or additions to the list, please contact New Media Manager Chip Means at chip.means@medtechmedia.com.
