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As of Wednesday May 22, 2013

How Chargemaster Data May Affect Hospital Revenue

by CHERYL CLARK | 5/21/2013

The now transparent federal database of hospital prices could motivate hospital financial assistance offices to write more flexible policies for collecting from uninsured, underinsured, and Medicare Advantage patients.

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Primary Care Docs Average More Hospital Revenue Than Specialists

by JOHN COMMINS | 5/20/2013

A survey of hospital CFOs shows primary care physicians generated a combined average of $1,566,165 for their affiliated hospitals in the last year. Other specialties generated a combined annual average of $1,424,917, the lowest average in five years, data shows.

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ED Physicians Key to Half of Hospital Admissions

by JOHN COMMINS | 5/21/2013

Doctors in the emergency department are the major decision makers in nearly half of all hospital admissions, giving them a significant role in controlling healthcare costs, research shows.

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69% of Employers Plan to Offer Healthcare Coverage After 2014

by MARGARET DICK TOCKNELL | 5/20/2013

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is having little effect on workforce strategies, employer survey data shows. More than two-thirds of employers say they will continue to provide healthcare coverage when health insurance exchanges begin operation in 2014.

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SLIDESHOW: 5 Benefits Hospitals Gain from Alignment with Physicians

One of the overarching pros of alignment is the opportunity it provides both physicians and hospitals to work more closely together in an effort to adapt to the changing reimbursement paradigm and the accountable care era in which we find ourselves today.

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