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Reimbursement
Healthcare groups prod Congress to stop CMS' payment cuts
Healthcare groups prod Congress to stop CMS' payment cuts
Revenue Cycle Management
The transactional revenue cycle no longer works: Here's what does
The transactional revenue cycle no longer works: Here's what does
Strategic Planning
Q&A with Geisinger CEO and president Dr. Jaewon Ryu, who will be CEO of the new Risant Health
Q&A with Geisinger CEO and president Dr. Jaewon Ryu
Capital Finance
Cash shortages plague hospitals but there are signs of improvement ahead
Cash shortages plague hospitals
Supply Chain
HIMSSCast: Embrace technology to replace the mundane tasks
HIMSSCast: Embrace technology to replace the mundane tasks
Accounting & Financial Management
Optum growth fuels strong quarter for UnitedHealth Group
Optum growth fuels strong quarter for UnitedHealth Group
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
U.S. News revises 'Best Hospitals' methodology in wake of backlash
U.S. News revises 'Best Hospitals' methodology in wake of backlash
Billing and Collections
Paying for healthcare creates mental and financial health concerns
Paying for care creates mental, financial concerns
Claims Processing
94% of physicians report care delays due to prior authorization, AMA says
94% of physicians report care delays due to prior authorization, AMA says
Workforce
AMA pushes to end noncompete clauses in physician contracts
AMA pushes to end noncompete clauses
Operations
Sola launches in growing employer self-funded health plan market
Sola launches in growing self-funded health plan market
Medical Devices
Humana teams with durable medical equipment organizations on home care
Humana teams with DME orgs on home care
Hospital/physician relations
Physicians would rather leave than work for Envision, doctor says
Physicians would rather leave than work for Envision, doctor says
Construction & Facilities Management
Providence announces $712 million expansion in southern California 
Providence announces $712M expansion in southern California 
Compliance & Legal
Florida men plead guilty to $67 million Medicare fraud scheme
Florida men plead guilty to $67 million Medicare fraud scheme
Policy and Legislation
CMS expanding Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program
CMS expanding Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program
Community Benefit
AMA and others launch collective call for health equity in Rise to Health
AMA and others launch collective call for health equity
Accountable Care
CMS is testing new primary care model
CMS is testing new primary care model
Acute Care
A cyberattack is partly to blame for St. Margaret's Health closing all operations
A cyberattack is partly to blame for St. Margaret's Health closing all operations
Ambulatory Care
Hospitals face direct competition from the 'retailization' of healthcare
Hospitals face direct competition from the 'retailization' of healthcare
Analytics
Top Stories: Patient information exposed in PharMerica breach
Top Stories: Patient information exposed in PharMerica breach
Business Intelligence
Healthcare job cuts increase 97% from 2022
Healthcare job cuts increase 97% from 2022
ICD-10 & Coding
Physician practices examine risk adjustment coding in wake of federal lawsuits
Practices keeping close watch on risk adjustment coding
Meaningful Use
CMS overhauls meaningful use EHR program, renames it 'Promoting Interoperability'
CMS overhauls meaningful use as 'Promoting Interoperability'
Medicare & Medicaid
Significant differences uncovered between MA, FFS enrollees
Significant differences uncovered between MA, FFS enrollees
Patient Engagement
Commercial health plan member satisfaction declining in key areas
Commercial health plan member satisfaction declining
Pharmacy
Pharmacy leaders meet with White House on Medicare prescription drug benefits
Pharmacy leaders meet with White House on Rx drug benefits
Population Health
One in four skip wellness appointments, regular checkups
One in four adults skip wellness appointments, regular checkups
Risk Management
UPMC for You partners to offer Medicaid redetermination coverage in laundromats
UPMC for You offers Medicaid redetermination coverage in laundromats
Telehealth
Telehealth linked to fewer in-person follow-up visits
Telehealth linked to fewer in-person follow-up visits
Mergers & Acquisitions
M&A activity returning to pre-pandemic levels
M&A activity returning to pre-pandemic levels
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Meaningful Use

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Mar 22 | Susan Morse
To meet interoperability mandates, providers and payers should build API expertise
When data exchange is treated as a strategic initiative it gets better results than doing the compliance…
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Sep 29, 2022 | Susan Morse
Providers ask HHS to extend information blocking deadline for a year
There is a widespread inability to support the access, exchange and use of electronic health information, the groups…
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Apr 18, 2022 | Susan Morse
Hospitals to receive a proposed 3.2% payment increase in 2023
The Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule is expected to increase hospital payments by $1.6B.  
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Mar 25, 2022 | Susan Morse
Coalition of hospitals, health plans and others urge for stronger guidance around third-party apps
Providers are not responsible for verifying the security of a patient's third-party…
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Feb 15, 2022 | Susan Morse
HIMSS22 theme Reimagine Health echoes healthcare's transformation since COVID-19
This year's HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition is taking place March 14-18 in Orlando,…
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Dr. Jan Lee, CEO of the Delaware Health Information Network, speaks Wednesday at the HIMSS21 conference in Las Vegas.
Aug 12, 2021 | Jeff Lagasse
Integrating clinical, claims data key in one Delaware organization's response to COVID-19
An underutilized and underfunded service found new life, and new importance in the community, when…
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Moderna reports that its data analysis indicates a vaccine efficacy of 94.1%, based on 196 COVID-19 cases.
Nov 30, 2020 | Mallory Hackett
Moderna seeks regulatory authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine
Moderna reports that its data analysis indicates a vaccine efficacy of 94.1%, based on 196 COVID-19 cases.
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Nov 18, 2020 | Jeff Lagasse
HIMSS Stage 7 explained: Only six organizations worldwide have achieved this status on three different maturity models
The designation means an organization has not only established strong…
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Susan Reeves, executive vice president of Dartmouth-Hitchcock, oversees research operations.
Oct 29, 2020 | Mallory Hackett
Dartmouth-Hitchcock's clinical trials helped get remdesivir approved by FDA
The academic medical center's all-female research operations team got its studies activated in 10 days, a…
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Sep 09, 2020 | Jeff Lagasse
Health system clinicians perform better under Medicare value-based reimbursement
Those linked to health systems were 99% less likely to receive penalties and 29% more likely to receive…
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