• VisiQuate, MedeAnalytics top revenue cycle analytics rankings

    March 18, 2024 - Many healthcare organizations use a third-party revenue cycle analytics solution in lieu of or next to their EHR system’s offering. A recent KLAS report found that leaders are most impressed by Visiquate and MedeAnalytics. EHR systems don’t always meet the needs of healthcare organizations when it comes to revenue cycle analytics, KLAS...

  • $460B spending bill averts shutdown, some physician pay cuts

    March 11, 2024 - Congress narrowly avoided a partial government shutdown, sending a $460 billion spending bill to the President’s desk over the weekend. The bipartisan deal, passed by the House 339-85 last Wednesday and by the Senate 75 to 22 on Friday, will fund government agencies through the rest of the 2024 fiscal year (FY), including the Food and Drug...

  • PE Practice Ownership Raises Concerns About Competition

    March 7, 2024 - It is well known that private equity (PE) firms have invested heavily in physician practices, but a new study sheds light on how these practice acquisitions could impact competition in many areas. The study recently published in Health Affairs analyzed PE acquisitions of practices between January 2012 and December 2021. Researchers focused on ten...

  • R1 RCM May Go Private After $5.8B Private Equity Offer

    February 27, 2024 - R1 RCM has received an offer from private equity firm New Mountain Capital that would prompt the revenue cycle management vendor to go private, according to a regulatory filing. New Mountain Capital has submitted a draft proposal to acquire R1’s outstanding shares not currently owned by investors, Reuters reported. The private equity firm...


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VisiQuate, MedeAnalytics top revenue cycle analytics rankings

Many healthcare organizations use a third-party revenue cycle analytics solution in lieu of or next to their EHR system’s offering. A recent KLAS report found that leaders are most impressed by...

Hospital payment cap slashes prices in Ore.

An effort to reduce healthcare spending in Oregon has successfully lowered hospital prices and variation, according to a recent study in Health Affairs. Oregon implemented a cap on hospital prices in...

Little progress made with hospital price transparency compliance

Hospitals have made little progress with implementing federal price transparency requirements that took effect in 2021. The latest semi-annual “Hospital Price Transparency Report” from...

Lower reimbursement rates, denials behind razor-thin margins

Hospitals and health systems are operating on razor-thin margins as reimbursement rates and denials create financial woes, a new survey indicates. The survey conducted by the Healthcare Financial...

$460B spending bill averts shutdown, some physician pay cuts

Congress narrowly avoided a partial government shutdown, sending a $460 billion spending bill to the President’s desk over the weekend. The bipartisan deal, passed by the House 339-85 last...

Trauma center hospitals charged above-market prices for non-trauma care

Hospitals designated as trauma centers charged higher prices for non-trauma inpatient admissions and emergency department visits compared to non-trauma center hospitals, a Health Affairs study...

Medical Debt Associated With Worse Population Health, Higher Mortality

Medical debt was associated with worse population health, including poor physical and mental health and higher mortality rates, a study published in JAMA Network Open indicated. Medical debt can force...

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