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When Claims Reimbursement Doesn’t Cover Healthcare Innovation

August 22, 2018 - Implementing healthcare innovations that improve care quality is key to boosting patient experience and care quality, but what happens when claims reimbursement doesn’t cover the use of the latest and greatest services? This is the case at Nemours Children’s Health System. Radiologists at the health system are using 3D printing...


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by Jacqueline LaPointe

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AMGA President, CEO Donald W. Fisher, PhD, Passes at 71

by Jacqueline LaPointe

AMGA President and CEO, Donald W. Fisher, PhD, CAE, passed earlier this week after battling cancer, the healthcare industry group reported. Fisher, who was 71 years old, had led the organization since...

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Ensuring Success in the Transition to Value-Based Care

by Kyle Murphy, PhD

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by Vera Gruessner

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by Jacqueline DiChiara

Is health information technology (health IT) silently advancing the world of medicine? As the tenth anniversary of National Health Information Technology Week from October...

ProMedica Details Successes in Supply Chain Management

by Jacqueline DiChiara

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Innovative Care Models Lower Costs, Improve Health

by Ryan Mcaskill

A new study examined two new innovative care models that are focused on improving the Triple Aim of healthcare. Across the healthcare landscape, there are a number of providers that are trying out...

Healthcare Innovation Requires Common Ground

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by Ryan Mcaskill

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by Jennifer Bresnick

Big data analytics can be an important tool for revenue cycle management during a competitive time for healthcare organizations. Healthcare revenue cycle management will increasingly rely on a robust...

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by Elizabeth Snell

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Financial analytics present RCM opportunities for hospitals

by Jennifer Bresnick

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