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Strategy
Northwell Health Dinged for $1M After 'Deceptively Advertising COVID-19 Testing Sites,' NY AG Says
New York's largest health system has refunded $400,000 to more than 2,000 patients, and will pay $650,000 in penalties to...
Revenue Cycle
Predatory Billing Practices Aren't Widespread, But Remain a Concern
Some federal agencies have voiced their concerns about medical payment products potentially taking advantage of patients.
Strategy
How One CEO Has Seen 'Huge Returns' on Implementing Digital Payments
Lake Washington Physical Therapy CEO Ben Wobker shares his approach to pursuing technology.
Finance
Medical Debt Affects Much of America, but Colorado Immigrants Are Hit Especially Hard
The state's overall medical debt burden is lower than most. But racial and ethnic disparities are wider.
Finance
Hospital Margins Continue Strong Start in '24, but Challenges Remain
The full effect of the Change Healthcare hack has yet to be measured.
Strategy
Podcast: RWJBarnabas Health CMO Shares Clinical Perspective on Cost Containment
Andy Anderson, MD, CMO and chief quality officer at RWJBarnabas Health, discusses cost containment issues such as pharmaceutical stewardship, lab...
Technology
Timeline of the Change Healthcare Attack
The Change Healthcare ransomware attack has affected health systems nation-wide for almost a month now.
Payer
The Change Healthcare Attack: What Payers Need To Know
The attack is rippling through the healthcare industry and affecting everyone, including payers.
Finance
CA AG Boosts Bill Banning Medical Debt From Credit Reports
If enacted, California would become the third state to remove medical bills from consumer credit reports.
Payer
Biden Team, UnitedHealth Struggle to Restore Paralyzed Billing Systems After Cyberattack
Since the Feb. 21 cyberattack on Change Healthcare, many providers haven't been able to electronically bill for their services.
Revenue Cycle
Whistleblower Accuses Aledade, Largest U.S. Independent Primary Care Network, of Medicare Fraud
Aledade Inc.'s billing apps allegedly improperly boosted revenues by adding overstated medical diagnoses to patients' EHRs.
Technology
Will the Change Healthcare Cyberattack Prompt a Federal Response?
The American Medical Association is urging the Health and Human Services Department to address the outage, including making money and...