Fred Bazzoli

THE CENTERS for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released a massive proposed rule to update its approach for paying for hospital outpatient and ambulatory surgery center services.Under the r...

NEW YORK – Pending legislation in New York is raising concerns among hospital organizations, some of which fear the laws may increase hospitals’ liability for the expenses of duplicating m...

WASHINGTON – The Medical Group Management Association is asking the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to call a “time out” on implementing the latest phase of changes to t...

I’VE GOT SOME ‘60s music blaring in the background as I write this. I’m having a nostalgia moment.For a brief spell in mid-July, I was having flashbacks to my youth in Chica...

Two senators are trying to overcome a policy implemented last year to limit the number of people enrolled in the State Children's Health Insurance Program.Sens. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) and...

WALTHAM, MA – Revenue cycle executives for healthcare organizations are focusing most of their attention on improving patient collections, according to a recent survey of finance executives....

BOONE, NC – While they’re not doing the dollar volume of their big-city brethren, small hospitals in rural settings face unique financial pressures and must manage all aspects of the reven...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released a massive proposed rule to update its approach for paying for hospital outpatient and ambulatory surgery center services.Under th...

Despite research that shows current methods of healthcare reimbursement don't encourage efficiency and efficacy in treating chronic conditions, a new study finds little has been done to bring innovati...

SAN FRANCISCO – Energy costs pose a large financial drain on hospitals, but many are seeing an even larger concern on the horizon that will affect the bottom line.As governments force...