New Reporting, Shared Losses Rules for MSSP ACOs in Disaster Areas
Hospital Discharge Patterns Trouble Skilled Nursing Facilities
Stakeholders Back Standard ACO Measures for Commercial Orgs in CA
Long-Term Healthcare Spending Doesn’t Aid Heart Attack Survival
Nearly 71% of Practice Revenue Under Fee-For-Service in 2016
ACO, Bundled Payments Alignment Key to Success for Both Models
74% of Younger Patients Underpay Patient Financial Responsibility
Physician Groups Pay $33M To Settle Healthcare Fraud Claims
KLAS: athenahealth, Aprima Earn Top Marks for Ambulatory RCM
AHA Opposes Medicare Reimbursement Cut for Early Hospice Care
Top 10 ICU Diagnoses Driving Up Healthcare Costs, Care Variations
Management, Job Perception Drive Healthcare Employee Turnover
Top 4 Healthcare Revenue Cycle, Finance Trends to Watch in 2018
Orgs Argue MIPS Adjustments for Drug Payments Harm Patient Access
OIG: Practice Aid, QPP Integrity Needed for MACRA Implementation
Physician-Led Advanced APMs to Support Independent Docs, Orgs Say
State Reviews Beth Israel, Lahey Health Hospital Merger
60% of Federal Revenue to Come from Risk-Based Models by 2019
Healthcare RCM, Medicare Reimbursement Dominate 2017 Stories
How CMS Improves Primary Care Payments Through Codes, APMs
High-Risk Patient Management Did Not Drive Early ACO Cost Savings
GAO Offers Steps to Enhance Medicaid, Medicare Fraud Strategy
Predictive Analytics Improve Nursing Schedules, Saving Mercy $4.3M
CAQH CORE Opens Certification for Electronic Prior Authorization
Advocate, Aurora and Dignity Health, CHI Sign Hospital Merger Deals
Key Capabilities for Value-Based Reimbursement Models
ED Spending Increases 85% As Hospitals Code for More Severe Cases
VA Next Gen Healthcare Supply Chain Program Needs Work, GAO Says
Physician Compensation at Non-Academic Hospitals Up to $123K More
High-Value Culture, Population Health Programs Key to ACO Success
Private Payer A/R, Denials Performance Troubles Hospital Revenue
Nearly One-Third of Providers Dissatisfied with Healthcare Costs
Collaboration Key to Independent Physicians in Value-Based Care
CMS Cancels Mandatory Hip, Cardiac Bundled Payment Models
Family Physicians Slowly Embracing Value-Based Reimbursement
Medical Billing Codes Do Not Address Full Scope of Primary Care
Industry Orgs Urge CMS to Lower Risk for MACRA’s Advanced APMs
Six Characteristics of High-Value Primary Care Practices
AMGA Advises CMS on Including MA Models as Advanced APMs by 2018
Value-Based Contracts Rely on Patient Attribution, Data Sharing
MSSP ACOs Improve Care Quality, Struggle to Realize Savings
Medicare Spends $3.1B More on Hospital-Employed Physicians
Hospitals Write Off 90% More Claim Denials, Costing up to $3.5M
CMS Boosts Payments to Hospitals Impacted by Two-Midnight Rule
House Reps Aim to Stop $1.6B Hospital Payment Cut for 340B Drugs
Sutter Health Destroys Evidence for Case on High Healthcare Prices
Mortality Rates Rose After HRRP Value-Based Penalty Enforced
Addressing Quadruple Aim, Physician Burnout Key to Risk Success
KLAS: Quadax, SSI Group Earn Top Scores for Claims Management
Consumers Use Healthcare Price Info for Budgeting, Not Shopping
Automating Healthcare Contract Management Improves Business Ops
Pres Trump Taps Former Pharma Exec Alex Azar as Next HHS Secretary
Post-Acute Care Orgs Lack IT, Data Analytics for Value-Based Care
Providers Who Accept Pharma Gifts Prescribe More Expensive Drugs
40+ States Have A Value-Based Reimbursement Adoption Strategy
PTAC Recommends 2 APMs for Potential MACRA Implementation
Service Prices Drove $933.5B Increase in Healthcare Spending
The Pros and Cons of Quality Measure Choices In MACRA, MIPS
Hospital Orgs to Sue CMS Over 340B Medicare Reimbursement Cuts
Industry Orgs Concerned with 2018 MACRA Implementation Rule
CMS Cancels Home Health Groupings Model, $950M Reimbursement Cut
Type of Provider Data Presented Influences Patient Volume, Choice
CMS Finalizes 2018 Hospital, Physician Medicare Reimbursement
CMS Issues 2018 MACRA Implementation, Quality Payment Program Rule
Importance of Post-Acute Alignment, Integration to Value-Based Care
How Did Providers Respond to Demand After the Affordable Care Act?
Full Risk Value-Based Care Key to Treating Vulnerable Patients
Accountable Care Organizations Cut Medicare Spending by $836M
Hospitals, Systems Spend $39B Annually on Regulatory Compliance
29% of Healthcare Payments Under Alternative Payment Models
Tenet Cuts 1,300 Jobs as Part of $150M Cost Reduction Initiative
Healthcare Merger, Acquisition Activity to Rise Despite Slow Q3
AMGA to Reps: Pass CHRONIC Care Act to Aid ACOs, Team-Based Care
Choosing Wisely Slow to Reduce Low-Value Care, Resource Use
Health Centers Use Business Tactics to Compete with Private Orgs
Pay-for-Performance Models Hurt Safety-Net Hospital Finances
Value-Based Reimbursement Shift Slows, But CEOs Still Preparing
AMA Pres: Align MIPS Improvement Activities with APM Demands
Over 1,300 Hospitals Urge CMS to Withdraw 340B Drug Payment Cuts
Trevor Fetter Steps Down as Tenet Healthcare Corp CEO, Director
4 Strategies for Merit-Based Incentive Payment System Success
GAO Finds Physician Productivity, Staffing Issues at VA Centers
Home Health Owners Face Charges for Medicare Fraud, Upcoding
Using EHR Systems, Supports to Aid MIPS Reporting, Boost Scores
100+ Medical Orgs Want MACRA Implementation Flexibilities Extended
382 Hospitals Earn Initial Reconciliation Payments Under CJR Model
2017 Hospital Merger Activity Likely to Beat 102 Deals in 2016
Hospital Mergers Take Two or More Years to Produce Cost Savings
61% of Next Generation ACOs Earned Shared Savings in 2016
Tenet Starts Chicago Market Exit with Sale of MacNeal Hospital
Provider Data Integrity Key to Directory Accuracy, Value-Based Care
AHA: OIG Hospital Audit Extrapolation Led to Excessive Claim Denials
$67.4B in Hospital Community Benefit Outweighs Tax Revenue Loss
Specialists Face 16% MIPS Payment Adjustment Swing Under Proposal
Healthcare Price Growth Hits Lowest Rate in About Two Years
AHA Supports Bundled Payment Cancellation, Voices MACRA Concerns
MedPAC Calls for MIPS Repeal, Voluntary Program Replacement
ACOs Plan to Move to Downside Financial Risk, Capitation Contracts
Does Where Freestanding EDs Operate Change Hospital Payer Mix?
Physician Advisors Crucial to Navigating Reimbursement Rules
77% of Leaders Say Their Provider Orgs Use Paper Patient Billing
Low-Cost, Low-Value Resource Use Drives $586M in Wasteful Spending
Do Alternative Payment Models Overcome Fee-for-Service Flaws?
CO’s Pediatric Care Network Brings Value-Based Care to Children
Order History, Machine Ownership Leads to Low-Value Imaging
Median Physician Assistant Salary Increased 5.2% in 2016
Consumers Favor Patient Financial Responsibility Loan Programs
Cancer Care Costs 60% Higher at Hospitals Vs Independent Orgs
Hospitals Turn to Bolt-On, Outsourced Revenue Cycle Management
Prioritizing Value-Based Care, Affordability in Medicaid
Healthcare Workforce Demand Growing Faster than Provider Supply
MIPS Quality Reporting Flexibilities Trouble Providers, EHR Vendors
Payer, Provider Collab, Home Health Key to Integrated Care
Social Determinants Trend at AHIP’s Medicare, Medicaid Conference
Health Systems Responsible for 70% of Acute Care Hospitals
Healthcare RCM Vendors ZirMed and Navicure Announce Merger
Reps Eye Delay for Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Cuts
EFT Flaws, Paper Enrollment Key Electronic Claims Management Issues
AHA Questions Accuracy of Combined Post-Acute Care Payment System
Over 50% of Orgs Lack Adequate Healthcare Cost Reduction Goals
HHS Offers Special Medicare Reimbursement After Hurricane Irma
Specialists Lack Medicare Alternative Payment Model, MACRA Options
Revenue Cycle Management, Upgrades Jump to Top Hospital Priority
Driven by Fee-For-Service, Docs Say Up to 30% of Care Unnecessary
Reduced Variation, Data Analytics Cut Supply Chain Costs by 17.8%
Bringing Back House Calls to Cut Spending on High-Risk Patients
Federally Qualified Health Centers Troubled By Rising Competition
17% of Practices Pay Fees for Electronic Healthcare Payments
Does the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Undervalue Primary Care?
Few Specialists Prepared for MACRA Implementation, MIPS Reporting
Tenet Sells Remaining Philly Hospitals, Announces Divestitures
Small Transactions Drive Healthcare Mergers and Acquisitions
Carolinas HealthCare, UNC Health Announce Healthcare Merger
Cost Data to Improve Quality Reporting, Value-Based Purchasing
63% Capitation Needed to Sustain Primary Care Transformation
CMS Offers Value-Based Purchasing Exceptions After Hurricane Harvey
AHA: New Skilled Nursing Facility Payment System Needs Development
OK Physician Pays $580K to Settle Medicare Fraud Allegations
How Healthcare Reform, Value-Based Care Define High-Performance
Key Strategies for Health Systems to Achieve Economies of Scale
MSSP ACOs Decreased Spending by $1B, Improved Care Quality
Orgs Offer Regulatory Relief to Boost Value-Based Purchasing
36% of Providers Never Address Patient Financial Responsibility
How Palomar Health Created a High-Value Post-Acute Care Network
Advisory Group Warns CMS Against 340B Medicare Reimbursement Cuts
Readmissions, Post-Acute Care Drive Variation in Bundled Payments
Scarce Public Health Funds Block Social Determinants of Health Aid
In IRS First, Non-Profit Hospital Loses Status Under ACA Rules
Mixed APM Results Offer Lessons for Healthcare Payment Reform
CMS Cancels Medicare Billing Changes for Partial Hospitalizations
Private Sector to Drive Bundled Payments After CMS Cancellations
AMGA: MIPS Exclusion Rules Inhibit Value-Based Care Under MACRA
Cost Savings Unclear for Medicaid Alternative Payment Models
Exploring Key Components of the Healthcare Revenue Cycle
New Medicare Fraud Audits to Ease Burden on Compliant Providers
Real-Time Data for Denials Management Aids Practice’s Lagging A/R
Post-Acute Care Payment Reform Threatens Rural Hospitals
Court to Reconsider Timeline for Medicare Appeals Backlog End
Top 10 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Vendors By Hospital Use
Accountable Care Organization Saves $4.8M With Nutrition Aid
CMS May Cancel Upcoming Cardiac, Ortho Bundled Payment Models
Quality Payment Program, MIPS Top 2017 Regulatory Burden List
Physician Expert, Clinical Documentation Key to MIPS Success
Small Health System Achieves ROI with Asthma Management Clinic
25% of Physicians Dissatisfied with Provider Compensation Rates
Health Center Work Conditions Drop After Practice Transformation
NYC Health’s ERP System to Bring Business Ops to Digital Age
Hospitals Turning to Staff Buyouts to Reduce Healthcare Costs
Medicare Reimbursement Add-On to Boost Palliative Care Revenue
Patient-Reported Data Helps Providers Find High-Cost Patients
Primary Care Job Growth Slows, Affecting Healthcare Spending
CMS Ups Medicare Reimbursement for Inpatient Admissions $2.4B
Top 4 Rural Hospital Challenges with Revenue Cycle Management
Medicaid Reimbursement Woes Key Concern for Healthcare CEOs
Complex Surgery Costs 10.5% Less With Hospital Consolidation
Skilled Nursing Facilities See $370M Medicare Reimbursement Bump
Accountable Care Organizations Grow, But Face New Challenges
CMS Details $43B Drop in Medicaid Uncompensated Care Support
Volume, Value of Healthcare Merger and Acquisition Deals Up
Hospitals to See 7.61% Rise in 2018 Prescription Drug Rates
Healthcare Revenue Cycle Software Market to Grow at 4.5% CAGR
MSSP ACOs Missed $886M in Potential Revenue By Avoiding Risk
NQF Eyes Adding Social Risk Factors to Value-Based Purchasing
Free Health Clinics Face ROI, Clinical Efficiency Obstacles
Do Oncology Bundled Payments Promote Low-Value Drug Use?
Geisinger Lowers Turnover for Healthcare Revenue Cycle Success
Making a Business Case for the Patient-Centered Medical Home
CMS Considers Behavioral Health Alternative Payment Model
Greater Non-Physician Staffing Helps Healthcare Revenue Cycle
Is a Chief Primary Care Officer Key to Value-Based Purchasing?
Provider Compensation Rises 2.9%, While Productivity Flattens
3 Challenges Providers Face with Healthcare Bundled Payments
GAO Identifies VA Provider Productivity Measure Shortcomings
AMA Backs CMS Diabetes, Legacy Value-Based Purchasing Changes
Beth Israel, Lahey Health Ink Final Healthcare Merger Agreement
Understanding the Top 10 Terms of Value-Based Purchasing
Hospital Orgs Oppose Site-Neutral Medicare Reimbursement Cuts
Hospitals, ASCs, 340B Drugs Face Medicare Reimbursement Changes
Small Hospitals, Systems Grapple with Value-Based Reimbursement
Core Competencies for Accountable Care Organization Development
Healthcare Costs Up 47.2% Despite Little Change in Utilization
Designing Care Models to Treat High-Need, High-Cost Patients
Bundled Payments Rely on Robust Networks, Healthcare Markets
Group Purchasing Increases Healthcare Supply Chain Savings
Provider Profitability Drops Under Biosimilar Use Reimbursement
PCP Patient Attribution Aids Providers in Value-Based Contracts
Long Wait Times Jeopardize Value-Based Purchasing Revenue
Proactive Healthcare Charge Integrity Captures Missed Revenue
41% of Rural Hospitals Operating with Negative Margins
GAO: Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Model Rewards Low Quality
3 Pain Points Affecting Small Practice Healthcare Revenue Cycle
Hospitals Saw No Effect on Margins After Medicaid Expansion
Pediatric Healthcare Costs 35% Less at Community Health Centers
LA Hospital Pays $42M to Settle Healthcare Fraud, Kickback Case
Targeting Healthcare Cost Cuts Slows Revenue Cycle Performance
Revenue Integrity Top Hospital, Health System Exec Priority
Accountable Care Organizations Continue to Grow With 11% Boost
Surveys Reveal MACRA Implementation, QPP Knowledge Lacking
Payer Collaboration Key to Value-Based Reimbursement Strategy
68% of Consumers Did Not Pay Patient Financial Responsibility
Industry Orgs Back 2018 MACRA Implementation Flexibilities
Implementing Value-Based Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management
$262B of Total Hospital Charges in 2016 Initially Claim Denials
Exploring Quality Measures Under Value-Based Purchasing Models
Hospital Execs Look to Operations to Control Healthcare Costs
CMS Proposes 2018 Quality Payment Program Changes
Do Financial Benchmarks Truly Measure ACO Savings, Spending?
Limited Healthcare Payment Incentives Challenge Care Management
Care Standardization Key to Healthcare Revenue Cycle Excellence
ACOs Restructure Healthcare Staffing for High-Risk Patients
MedPAC Eyes Merit-Based Incentive Payment System Redesign
Oncology Care Model Overcomes Specialty Bundled Payment Hurdles
Targeting Skilled Nursing Facility, ESRD Care Saves ACO $15M
96% of Healthcare Execs Report Rise in Inpatient Drug Spending
Optimizing RCM During Value-Based Reimbursement Transition
AHA Calls For 25% Rule End for Fair LTCH Medicare Reimbursement
Provider Collaboratives Combat Healthcare Merger Pressures
Healthcare Prices, Spending, Employment Decline in Early 2017
Seeing PCP As Main Provider Lowered Medicare Spending by 9%
AHA to IRS: Foster Hospital Participation in Commercial ACOs
Top 4 Patient Financial Responsibility Collection Methods
52% of Provider Compensation Bonuses Tied to RVUs, Not Quality
Patient Engagement Critical to Bundled Payment Model Success
Healthcare Employment Shifting to Hospital-Employed Providers
86% of Providers Saw Prior Authorization Requirements Increase
Providers Lack Tools, Payer Alignment for Value-Based Purchasing
Payment Plans Tackle Hospital Patient Collection Challenges
Count Medicare Advantage Patients for Advanced APMs, Orgs Say
Lab Experts Help Providers Reduce Low-Value Resource Use, Costs
Only 40% of ED Providers Identified Accurate Healthcare Costs
Incorporating Population Health in Next Gen of Bundled Payments
87% of Practices Not Adding Staff for MACRA Implementation
Commitment Key to Successful Value-Based Reimbursement Adoption
Data Analytics, Collaboration Critical to MACRA Implementation
2016 Medicaid, Medicare Improper Payments Over Regulatory Cap
AHA Urges Rural, Post-Acute Care Medicare Reimbursement Reform
Surviving Solo with Independent Practice Association Support
Medicare Cardiac, Ortho Bundled Payments Delayed Until 2018
Execs To Continue Value-Based Purchasing Despite Uncertainty
Third MI Provider Convicted in $17.1M Healthcare Fraud Case
How Clinicians Add Value to Healthcare Supply Chain Management
Post-Acute Care Costs by Market Affect Bundled Payment Models
CMS Opens Comprehensive Primary Care Plus Apps in 4 Regions
Healthcare Framework Aims to Drop Low-Value Resource Use, Costs
10 Orgs Call for Medicare Advantage APMs to Qualify for MACRA
Physician Alignment Drives Healthcare Revenue Cycle Progress
Key Capabilities for Population-Based Alternative Payment Models
Execs Say Value-Based Purchasing to Hit Tipping Point by 2020
Will Behavioral Economics Improve Alternative Payment Models?
Engaging Providers Key to Value-Based Reimbursement Adoption
Cloud-Based Healthcare Supply Chain Management Drives Market
Medicare Appeals Backlog Delays Decision Process By 4.5 Years
3 Best Practices for Hospital Claim Denials Management
Creating Alternative Payment Models to Support Health Centers
Do NP, PA Ordering Habits Lead to Higher Healthcare Costs?
77% of Practices Seek MIPS Compliance Tech for MACRA Support
NYC Hospital Adds Epic Revenue Cycle Management to EHR System
56% of Top Performing Med Groups Plan Value-Based Purchasing
House Reps Address Physician Shortage in Medicare Residency Bill
Post-Acute Care Network Key to Value-Based Purchasing Success
High-Cost Patients Widely Distributed Across Hospitals, Markets
Is Billing Some Patients at Hospital Chargemaster Rates Legal?
Healthcare Price Variation a Challenge for State, Local Leaders
Bundled Payments, Clinical Pathways Drive Cancer Care Savings
AAFP: Drop MIPS APM Pathway to Simplify MACRA Implementation
MIPS Requirements for Clinicians in Small, Rural Hospitals
VA, HHS Healthcare Staffing Agreement to Up Vet Care Access
Value-Based Penalties Target Hospitals With High Risk Patients
Brigham and Women’s Offers Buyouts to Lower Healthcare Costs
Key Ways to Start A Hospital Revenue Cycle Turnaround Process
CMS Expects to Release MIPS Participation Status By May 2017
Prescription Drug Rates Remain Top Healthcare Supply Chain Issue
AMGA: Align Medicare Reimbursement, Measures for High-Value Care
Value-Based Reimbursement Spurs 8% Hospital Merger Growth
NAACOS: Mandatory Bundled Payments Impede ACO Financial Success
Hospitals Maintain Test Use Despite Healthcare Price Transparency
AHA Backs Cardiac, Ortho Bundled Payments Delay Until 2018
How Adding Physician Assistants Improves Hospital Revenue Cycle
2 APMs Take Next Step As MACRA Physician-Focused Payment Models
CMS Calls On Rural Hospitals to Join Alternative Payment Model
Patient Financial Responsibility Not Owed Top Medical Debt Issue
Credit Card On File Program Key To Patient Collections Success
Boost Healthcare Competition to Drive Down Prices, Up Quality
Oncologists Need Data Reporting, Time for MACRA Implementation
Healthcare Supply Chain Issues Cause VA Center Director Change
CMS Suggests Hospital Medicare Reimbursement Policy Changes
Senators Push Bill to Address Physician Shortage in Rural Areas
TN Law Aims to Make Payer Contract Management More Predictable
Keep Medicare Bundled Payment Models Mandatory, Experts Say
28% of Adults Say Docs Discuss Patient Financial Responsibility
AHA: Uncompensated Care Costs Worksheet Inaccurate, Inconsistent
Hospital Execs Focus on Outpatient Growth, Healthcare Costs
Medicaid Expansion Linked to $5M Annual Hospital Revenue Boost
Healthcare Mergers May Face New Federal Rules Under SMARTER Act
32 Orgs to Cut Healthcare Costs, Use Under CMS Community Demo
Healthcare Consumerism Challenges Primary Care Business Models
Physician Compensation for Specialists 45.6% More than for PCPs
Healthcare Costs Rise With Regional Post-Acute Care Variations
CMS Pauses Home Health Pre-Claim Review Demonstration
AMGA Supports 15% Limit for Medicare Advantage Encounter Data
MIPS Reporting Success Depends on Choosing Suitable Measures
AHA: Post-Acute Care Medicare Reimbursement Reform Needs Time
Lean Primary Care Improves Physician Productivity, Costs
Is Radiation Overuse Contributing to Higher Healthcare Costs?
Patient Collection Rates Drop as Out-of-Pocket Costs Go Up
Bundled Payment Models Here to Stay Despite CMS Program Delays
Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant Salary Grew in 2016
Oncologist Org Opposes MedPAC Medicare Reimbursement Changes
IL Supreme Court Maintains Non-Profit Hospital Tax Exemption
AMGA President, CEO Donald W. Fisher, PhD, Passes at 71
OIG Releases Healthcare Fraud Compliance Program Guidelines
NJ Quality Improvement Model Lowers Healthcare Costs by $641M
Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Spending Rose 65% at Freestanding EDs
64% of Healthcare Providers Not Ready for MACRA Implementation
How to Prepare for Alternative Payment Model Implementation
NAM Advises Leaders to Prioritize Value-Based Purchasing Reform
Managing Healthcare Costs, Data Analytics Top C-Suite Priorities
Physician Shortage Projected to Grow to 104K Providers by 2030
MedPAC Targets Post-Acute Care for Healthcare Payment Reform
CMS Delays Rollout of Cardiac, Ortho Bundled Payment Programs
Tracking Key Hospital Revenue Cycle Metrics to Up Profitability
MGMA to CMS: Notify Clinicians About MIPS Eligibility ASAP
Hospitals Seek Independent Docs for Referrals, Healthcare Revenue
52% of Practices Use Various Reminders to Stop Patient No-Shows
Healthcare Spending Varies More by Provider Than Hospital
Senate Confirms Seema Verma as Next CMS Administrator
AHA, FAH Oppose Proposed Physician Self-Referral Law Changes
Diabetes Clinic Lowers Healthcare Costs More Than PCP Visits
Using Bundled Payments to Pay Providers for mHealth Nudges
Top 5 Ingredients of a Successful Alternative Payment Model
Top 4 Claims Denial Management Challenges Impacting Revenue
46% of Providers Unsure About Value-Based Purchasing Impact
Health IT, Care Navigators Most Effective at Lowering Costs
Higher Hospital Costs Stem from ICU Overuse for Some Conditions
274 Orgs Calls on CMS to Add Medicare Advantage Advanced APMs
NH Judge Rejects CMS FAQs Clarifying Medicaid DSH Payments
AMGA Backs CMS Proposal to Limit 2018 Medicare Encounter Data
Premier: Bundled Payment Models Should be Voluntary Nationwide
CMS Reopens Next Generation ACO Application Request Portal
FFS Compensation Linked to More Stroke Prevention Surgeries
65% of Organized Providers Paid Via Alternative Payment Models
AHA Critiques MedPAC’s Potential MACRA Implementation Changes
Exploring MIPS Advancing Care Info, Improvement Activities
CMS Calls on Stakeholders for Pediatric APM Development Input
Transradial, Same Day Discharge Cardiac Care Drops Costs by $3.7K
Preparing Providers for the Healthcare Consumerism Shift
Understanding 2017 MIPS Quality, Cost Performance Categories
Provider Profitability Tops Healthcare Revenue Cycle Concerns
Healthcare RCM, Patient Collections Solutions Launch at HIMSS17
Payer, Provider Dialogue Key to Prior Authorization Reform
Creating a Population Health Management Operating Model
CMS Awards $100M for Small, Rural Clinician MACRA Help
Only 20% of Providers Offer Card-On-File Patient Collections
GA Dentist Sentenced to Prison for $1M Medicaid Fraud Scheme
Healthcare C-Suite, Earned Incentive Compensation Down in 2016
78% of Hospital Staff Still Face Manual Supply Chain Management
Coalition Offers CMMI, Alternative Payment Model Improvements
FFS, Risk-Based Medicaid ACO Programs Similarly Reduce Costs
MGMA to Price: Simplify MACRA, Reassess Alternative Payment Models
One-Third of Healthcare Execs Ready for MACRA Implementation
2012 MSSP ACOs Decreased Post-Acute Care Spending by 9%
Asthma Education Model Lowers Resource Use, Healthcare Costs
Stakeholders Propose 4 MACRA Physician-Focused Payment Models
MACRA Implementation, Healthcare Consumerism Trends at HIMSS17
52-47 Senate Vote Confirms Tom Price as New HHS Secretary
HHS: Physician Self-Referral Law Hinders Value-Based Care
NY Clinic Manager Pleads Guilty in $70M Medicare Fraud Scheme
AMA: Eliminate Prior Authorization for Opioid Abuse Treatment
Key Considerations for Bundled Payment Model Adoption, Success
Did Risk-Based APMs Propel Greater Provider Consolidation?
How Radiologists Can Join an Advanced Alternative Payment Model
Hospital Costs Fall Despite Overall Healthcare Spending Growth
AMGA: Slow Encounter Data Transition in Medicare Reimbursement
Former Tenet Exec Charged in $400M Healthcare Fraud Scheme
Healthcare Execs Ponder Financial Impact of Possible ACA Repeal
Maryland All-Payer APM Reduces Medicare Hospital Costs by $429M
4 Key Ways to Boost Point-of-Service Patient Collections
GAO Finds $36B in Improper Medicaid Reimbursements in 2016
Group Purchasing Reduces Healthcare Supply Chain Costs Up to 15%
Beth Israel, Lahey Health Move Forward with Healthcare Merger
More Orgs Transitioning to Full Physician-Hospital Integration
Hospitals, Health Systems Eye Financial Snags in ACA Repeal
Patient Care Navigation Program Reduces Cancer Care Costs
Predictive Analytics Top Healthcare Supply Chain Priorities
How Do Hospital Mergers Lower Costs, Drive Quality Improvement?
Industry Orgs Urge Lawmakers to Continue Value-Based Care Push
Healthcare Groups Offer 21 Prior Authorization Improvements
How a Rural Hospital Used Health IT, EHR to Stay Independent
Should the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program Add Sepsis?
CMS Reopens 2018 Next Generation ACO Model Applications
Executive Order Calls for ACA Financial, Marketplace Flexibility
HHS, DoJ Recovered $3.3B From Healthcare Fraud Cases in 2016
359K Clinicians to Join CMS Alternative Payment Models in 2017
More Primary Care Leads to Less End-of-Life Medicare Spending
Avoidable Hospitalizations Drop 31% for Long-Term Care Patients
CMS: Providers Need Data Access for Value-Based Reimbursement
HHS Finalizes Solutions to Decrease Medicare Appeals Backlog
AAFP: Primary Care Undervalued in Medicare Reimbursement
All-Payer Alternative Payment Model Targets PA Rural Hospitals
CMS Brings Integrated, Multi-Payer Claims Data Access to CPC+
Electronic Claims Management Adoption to Save Providers $7.9B
Do Pay-for-Performance Programs Improve Patient Outcomes?
Addressing Social Risk in Medicare Value-Based Reimbursement
CMS Releases MSSP Track 1+ Model Risk Structures, Eligibility
NAACOS Reveals 2017 Accountable Care Organization Priorities
AHA Calls for Medicare Reimbursement Bump for Hospital Services
ACO Incentives, Coordination Improve Complex Pediatric Care
Medicare Spending on Drug Coverage Tripled from 2010 to 2015
Drug Costs, Limited Claims Reimbursement Challenge Cancer Care
Court Denies HHS Wish to Nix Medicare Appeals Backlog Timeline
CMS: Innovation Center Key to APM, MACRA Implementation Success
HRSA Adds $5K Fines for 340B Prescription Drug Rate Overcharging
How the 21st Century Cures Act Impacts Medicare Reimbursement
CMS Clarifies Site-Neutral Medicare Reimbursement Exceptions
3 Most Common Healthcare Supply Chain Management Challenges
OIG: NJ Agency Falsely Claimed $95M in Medicaid Reimbursement
Flexibility Key to Revenue Cycle Management Vendor Selection