Bernie Monegain
Nearly half of healthcare providers plan to replace their current revenue cycle management (RCM) system in the next five years, according to a new survey from market researcher KLAS.
The Commonwealth Fund released its third annual national scorecard of 42 indicators of healthcare performance Tuesday, giving the U.S. a score of 64 out of a possible 100.
Making good on the pledge to help fund the development of accountable care organizations (ACOs) as part of its company policy of limiting profits to 2 percent of revenue, Blue Shield of California has announced 18 providers that will share grants totaling nearly $20 million to help them participate more effectively in ACOs.
The Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday awarded $40 million in grants to public health departments across the country to help them strengthen their infrastructure, performance and efficiency and to create new jobs.
North Carolina employers have a chance to help improve patient care and save healthcare costs thanks to First in Health, a public-private partnership that will make it possible for them to tap into a medical home created for Medicaid recipients that has helped improve care while saving more than $1 billion.
To rein in expenses and streamline care, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), contracted with Atlanta's Business Computer Applications, Inc. for its electronic medical records system, saving the state $1 billion over the past 10 years, according to the Gartner Group.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should improve its process for physician quality reporting in order to make the reports more reliable, says Government Accountability Office.
Emdeon, a healthcare payment and revenue cycle management and clinical information exchange solutions provider, will merge with investment firm Blackstone Capital Partners in a $3 billion deal that gives a controlling interest to Blackstone, the company announced Thursday.
New models for reimbursing physicians that put a greater financial risk on the medical practice is the No. 1 challenge in a list of five concerns that weigh most heavily on practice administrators, according to new research from the Medical Group Management Association.
The Bipartisan Policy Center's Health Project has launched a Task Force on Delivery System Reform and Health IT. The Task Force, co-chaired by former Senate Majority Leaders Tom Daschle and Bill Frist, now co-leaders of the Health Project, includes 24 health system experts and leaders.