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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...
Finance
Biden Said Medicare Drug Price Negotiations Cut the Deficit by $160B. That's Years Away
The CBO projects a a 10-year cumulative savings of $161.7 billion from two provisions of the IRA.
Clinical Care
Credentialling Inefficiencies, Backlogs Create 'Revenue Leakage'
Nearly one-third of providers say the turnaround time for primary source verifications takes one month or longer.
Technology
Will the Change Healthcare Outage Prod Execs to Make Technology Improvements?
As the industry assesses the financial damage of the cyberattack, healthcare execs will also be looking at how their technology...
Innovation
Is Healthcare Innovating Its Way Back to Patient Engagement?
A HIMSS24 panel discusses how competition and uncertain reimbursements are forcing providers to change their business model
Payer
From Lawsuit to $190M Payout: Elevance Wins New MA Star Ratings
The new ratings come after the insurer sued the federal government in January.
Strategy
3 Ways Hospital CEOs Maintain Fiscal Sensibility
To grow and sustain the business, leaders should be asking necessary questions about key facets of their financial strategy.
Revenue Cycle
What We Learned at the PFE NOW Summit
When it comes to the patient financial experience, communication and transparency are key.
Finance
3 Latest Numbers to Know on Hospital Finances
Hospital operating margins are stabilizing and up year-over-year.
Technology
HHS Steps Up, Addresses Change Healthcare Attack
Federal officials are taking action in the wake of a devastating cybersecurity incident that has disrupted the industry for more...
Technology
Pressure Builds for Federal Intervention on Change Healthcare Cyberattack
Both the AHA and AMA have called on federal officials to take action on the two-week old cyberattack, including asking...