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Payer
The Patient Expected a Free Checkup. The Bill Was $1,430.
Not all services that may be provided as part of an annual physical are paid for by insurance as preventive...
CFO
Build The Team You Need: CFO Lessons From a Cyberattack
Collaboration and training are two ingredients for a successful cybersecurity strategy.
Innovation
How Mark Garvin Looks to Steer Banner Health's Expansion Strategy
The Arizona-based health system's new SVP of Partnership and Venture Development sees the value of collaboration and being proactive instead...
CFO
HL Shorts: Laurie Beyer Dives Into CFO Collaboration
For CFOs, isolated decision making is a strategy of the past.
CEO
UNM Hospital Cuts 53 Executive Positions to Brace for Funding Changes, Financial Pressures
The academic medical center is the latest health system to eliminate nonclinical jobs in pursuit of efficiency.
Payer
When Hospitals Ditch Medicare Advantage Plans, Thousands of Members Get to Leave, Too
In the past 15 months, CMS has quietly offered roughly three-month special enrollment periods allowing MA members in 13 states...
CFO
Are Fractional CFO Models the Next Big Trend?
A different type of CFO model is growing in popularity as health systems face high turnover rates.
Revenue Cycle
Podcast: Winning a two-year fight over a bogus bill
In July 2022, "An Arm and a Leg" listener Meagan experienced a bout of vertigo that landed her in the...
CEO
Judge Approves Closure of Crozer Health, Ending 'Mismanagement' of Hospitals
An alternate resolution couldn't be reached in the back-and-forth saga of the distressed health system.
Payer
Hospitals' Lobbying Frustrates MT Lawmakers Who Sought to Boost Oversight
The state hospital lobbyists' political pull has stymied conservative lawmakers.
CFO
The Exec: Building Agility with CFO Laurie Beyer
Bigger isn't always better, says the chief financial executive of a Baltimore-based hospital.
CEO
Providence Pauses Nonclinical Hiring as CEO Expresses Concern for 'Perfect Storm'
Erik Wexler, the health system's new leader, told employees that steps are being taken to weather financial turmoil.