When asked where he sees himself in 10 years, Fisher commonly hailed as the father of accountable care organizations, is self effacing. "I might be in hiding because ACOs failed," he jokes. [Read more]

Mike DeTolla, senior vice president of revenue management solutions for Picis LYNX Medical Systems in Bellview, Washington discusses the importance of charge capture for the process of reimbursement on oncology infusions and injections. [Sponsored by Emdeon]

Significant IRS tax changes are underway that could soon impact hospitals' nonprofit status. Milton Cerny, formerly with National Office of the IRS and now counsel with McGuireWoods LLP in Washington, D.C., has extensive experience in the application of the federal tax code to nonprofit organizations. He discusses what new regulations could mean for hospitals. [Sponsored by Emdeon]

Diane E. Meier, MD, Director, Center to Advance Palliative Care, Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, explains her role during the past 10 years as running a political campaign to convey the value of palliative care to various audiences, including C-suite executives, physicians, nurses, patients, families, policy makers, and philanthropists.

Kimberly Anderwood Hoy, director of Medicare and Compliance for HCPro, Inc. answers questions about recovery audit contractor issues. [Sponsored by Emdeon]

As head of a think tank that searches for private sector alternatives to government programs that are not working, Goodman is in his element when causing a stir. Whether it's being at odds with the White House or Democrats or Republicans in Congress, Goodman takes special delight in taking jabs at health policy makers. [Sponsored by Emdeon]

Karen Bowden, president of ClaimTrust Consulting Services, a Tennessee-based in-hospital revenue cycle consulting firm discusses how RAC views "wrong setting" denials, and how you can prevent problems for your hospital. [Sponsored by Emdeon]

Tony West left a thriving private law practice to return to the Department of Justice as a political appointee when President Obama took office in 2009. Over the last year and half, the department has recovered more than $4 billion lost to healthcare fraud. [Sponsored by Emdeon]

Brenda Snow, Executive Vice President of Strategic Planning at Firstsource, a global business process outsourcing provider of revenue cycle management services, discusses how the Medical Loss Ratio will impact the healthcare industry. [Sponsored by Emdeon]

A recent Department of Justice lawsuit threatens the "most favored nation" clauses common to many insurer contracts with healthcare providers. Attorney Dale Grimes of Bass, Berry & Sims discusses the potential upheaval associated with this contracting mainstay. [Sponsored by Emdeon]

Tom Hughes, President and CEO of the Georgia-based Medical Electronic Attachment, Inc. discusses how the HIPAA HL7 and 275 standards will benefit payers and providers. The standards, designed to facilitate the electronic exchange of patient data, are expected to be finalized in the coming months. [Sponsored by Emdeon]

Paul Keckley, executive director of Deloitte's Center for Health Solutions, discusses the physician’s role in the accountable care organization. Keckley shares his thoughts about this rapidly evolving team-based system of care with the PC physician at its center, and the important role technology will play. [Sponsored by Emdeon]

We've shared the importance of clinical documentation for many years at HealthLeaders Media. But there's another side to it—coding integrity. Listen to my interview with Marion Kruse, a director with FTI Healthcare, about that long-neglected piece of the reimbursement puzzle.[Sponsored by FTI Healthcare]

Bruce McPherson, CEO of the Alliance for Advancing Nonprofit Healthcare discusses tax exemptions for nonprofit hospitals and health facilities in light of healthcare reform legislation. [Sponsored by Emdeon]

Listen to MedAssets' Performance Analytics President Stephanie Alexander about the challenges and possible solutions for hospitals and health systems in developing accountable care organizations. [Sponsored by Emdeon]

Neal Peyser, Managing Director FTI Healthcare discusses the creation of payment incentives for better collaboration between hospitals and their medical staff. He describes how one facility was able to tap incentive payments from a commercial payer that were based on meeting quality and efficiency metrics, and share them with physicians. [Sponsored by FTI Healthcare]

Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger talks about the current health reform plans and what they would mean to health insurers. [Sponsored by Emdeon]