Healthcare Finance Staff
Sounding a theme increasingly common at healthcare industry gatherings, the outgoing CEO of Kaiser Permanente called for fundamental changes to U.S. healthcare's business model during a speech at the 2013 AHIP Institute on Wednesday.
The Medical Group Management Association published research Thursday that suggests overall readiness of the industry to meet the Oct. 1, 2014, ICD-10 compliance deadline continues to be a concern.
In a world where traditional claims management practices no longer work, health plans must embrace new strategies to compete in a changing market, said experts Wednesday at the 2013 AHIP Institute.
With many of the moving parts needed to establish health insurance exchanges now fitting into place, the exchanges are now directing their attention toward consumer engagement and outreach said a panel of HIX executives Wednesday at the AHIP Institute Exchange Conference in Las Vegas.
With just 111 days left for health plans to be ready when health insurance exchanges or marketplaces open for enrollment Oct. 1, Health plans need to update technology, establish edge servers, new layers of enrollment and eligibility, connect with exchanges and the federal facilitated marketplace exchange (FFE).
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield reported on June 6 that the second year (2012) of its patient-centered medical home (PCMH) program yielded cost savings of $98 million for 1 million members covered by the effort.
Starting next year, the Affordable Care Act sets maximum limits on how much consumers can be required to pay out-of-pocket annually for their medical care. But some people with high drug costs may find the limits don't protect them yet.
Thirty-six hospital finance teams are in the running to be named a top department in Healthcare Finance News' inaugural "Where to Work: BEST Hospital Finance Departments" program.
The Washington D.C. Council has temporarily approved a plan by the D.C. Health Benefits Exchange Authority requiring that all small group health plans be sold exclusively in the exchange starting in 2015.
The Center for Connected Health and the Center for Technology and Aging have launched a new tool to gauge the return on investment for remote patient monitoring technologies for patients with heart disease.