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HFMA Chair Urges Teamwork, Better Patient Care
Healthcare Financial Management Association Board Chair and keynote speaker Gregory Adams tells an audience at the...
Baptist Health South Florida doubles profit in fiscal 2010
Baptist Health South Florida more than doubled its income in fiscal year 2010 as its hospitals attracted more...
5 Hospital Finance Questions to Ask Right Now
Late December is the time of year when we look at ahead with anticipation at what the future holds. With only days...
Web Exclusive: AMA: Swift Congressional Action on SGR 'Critical'
The American Medical Association is urging lawmakers to vote before the Thanksgiving break for a 1% physician pay...
CMS Preps for Medicaid RACs
In a sign that may be viewed as the first step toward Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractors implementation, the Centers...
Web Exclusive: Technology, Cancer Care, and Cost
Cancer isn't just a leading cause of death in the U.S., it is also the world's costliest disease, according to a new...
HCA 2Q up 3.9% on higher revenue, fewer bad-debt provisions
HCA Inc.'s second-quarter profit grew 3.9% as the hospital chain reported higher revenue and fewer bad-debt provisions...
Web Exclusive: In Defense of a Healthcare Slasher
The CEO of Atlanta's Grady Health System is a man on a mission, and that mission is keeping the city's safety net...
AHA: Hospitals' Profits Plunge in 2008
The nation's 5,010 nonfederal community hospitals saw profits fall to $17 billion in recession-wracked 2008, thanks in...
Hospital's 'What If' Scenario Becomes Reality
The patient access team at Skagit Valley Hospital has many goals as it works through this economic recession: Sustain...

Audio Conference: Mastering the Three-Day Payment Window
During this 90 minute audio conference our expert speaker, Kimberly Anderwood Hoy provides a brief history of the rule...
Audio Conference: Medical necessity 2012: Case studies and top documentation risk areas
This 90-minute audio conference highlights top documentation areas for high-risk cases of audit and denial, and...
Webcast: Outpatient CDI: A Proactive Approach to Denials Management
During this live 90-minute audio conference, our expert speakers will explain the benefits of outpatient CDI reviews...
Audio Conference: 2013 IPPS Final Rule Highlights and New Initiatives
This 90-minute audio conference is your life line. Our experts comb the rule and pull out the information you need to...
Audio Conference: Value-Based Purchasing
During this 90-minute audio conference, Deborah K. Hale, CCS, CCDS and Susan Wallace, MEd, RHIA, CCS, CDIP, CCDS, will...
Continuing Education: Medicare Compliance Forum: Las Vegas, NV
Audio Conference: Medical Necessity 2013: Reduce Risk and Overturn Denials
Facing a lengthy appeals process justifying medical necessity? Our experts show you how to avoid pitfalls and alleviate...
Audio Conference: Proactively Defend Against Recovery Auditor Prepayment Reviews
Recovery Auditor prepayment reviews are the latest wrinkle to be thrown at providers. This audio conference will help...
Continuing Education: Outpatient, Observation, or Inpatient?: Las Vegas, NV
Audio Conference: Revenue Cycle Digital Library
A searchable, Web-based resource that provides online access to HCPro’s expertly developed Revenue Cycle books...