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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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HFN @ ANI

The panel on stage
Jun 26 | Susan Morse
CFOs kick off HFMA's annual conference by addressing the financial challenges ahead
AI robots at Multicare evolve in their learning of tasks such as picking up supplies and making lab…
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Jul 02, 2022 | Susan Morse
Hospitals see challenges around price transparency, technology and resources
On top of mind for most provider organizations is an expectation of spending more on technology as regulations…
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Seth Cohen of Cedar Health, James Rohrbaugh of the Allegheny Health Network and Neil Kulkarni of Highmark Health
Jul 01, 2022 | Susan Morse
Integrated Highmark and Allegheny team with Cedar to align the billing experience
The model will bring together the explanation of benefits with the hospital bill for a single source of…
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Jun 28, 2017 | Jeff Lagasse
Physician groups close gap, prepare for potential shortage by utilizing nurse practitioners, advanced practice clinicians
Shortage of 20 to 30,000 physicians by 2025 possible; Nurse…
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Jun 27, 2017 | Jeff Lagasse
Healthcare industry should employ behavioral economics to change outcomes, increase financial success
Decisions are affected by emotions, bias, social context; the solution is design, expert…
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Jun 27, 2017 | Jeff Lagasse
Texas Health Resources utilizes work-from-home model to increase revenue cycle productivity
Whatever hours they're at their best is when Texas Health Resources wants them to work,…
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Jun 26, 2017 | Jeff Lagasse
Divide between healthcare, finance creates challenges in patient outcomes, costs
Patient outcomes are the marker of a system's quality, and that quality is often reflected in the costs.
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Jun 26, 2017 | Jeff Lagasse
Communication, training, education should lead revenue cycle operations, HFMA policy expert says
When crowd was asked what word first came to mind at thought of patient financial…
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Jun 26, 2017 | Jeff Lagasse
'Slow and steady' philosophy should rule volume to value transition, HFMA ANI expert says
Never be too far ahead or too far behind when it comes to participation in value-based payment…
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Mandatory bundled payment program drain hospitals with complex patients, study says
Sep 08, 2016 | Beth Jones Sanborn
Mandatory bundled payment program drains hospitals with complex patients, study says
Hospitals that perform joint replacements on older, sicker patients under the program will suffer under…
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