Strategic Planning

Thursday's vote came after a two-hour debate Thursday morning, with 212 Republicans and 180 Democrats voting in favor.

Hospitals and healthcare centers are creating networks comprised of the collaborations of providers, physicians, payers and patients -- all toward the goal of increasing the patient experience while decreasing the cost to provide that care.

A number of big deals, involving both for-profit and nonprofit health systems, have recently fallen apart amid pushback from regulators and skepticism from researchers, who note a lack of evidence about long-term quality and cost impacts.

Providers find retirement, financial planning for women in healthcare has high importance.

Transportation problems, physician shortages and hospital closures are central challenges to providing accessible high-quality healthcare in rural areas. But the good news is many initiatives to study rural areas' access issues are underway.

Anecdotal evidence suggests the coding shift might chase physicians into retirement.

The Next Generation ACO Model will test whether strong financial incentives, coupled with tools to help facilitate better patient engagement and care management, can improve health outcomes and reduce expenditures for Medicare beneficiaries.

Association finds 48 rural hospitals have closed since 2010, the majority in Southern states, and 283 others are in trouble.

Collect financial information upfront, fight insurance denials, and send a combined bill from hospital and physician among advice for hospital finance staff.

Chief nursing officers today face a new set of challenges that are changing the way many approach this highest level in the nursing profession.