Henry Powderly

Viral hashtag campaigns aren't new, but it's not often you see groundswell campaigns about healthcare management topics.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has a full schedule as 2014 ends, especially with the federal health insurance exchanges kicking off their open enrollment period.

Here's a quick look at some recent headlines in the world of healthcare finance.

Medical office buildings take up nearly 335 million square feet of space in the 10 largest metropolitan areas for medical real estate inventory, according to new data published by Revista. But the distribution of space across all 10 is anything but equal.

Atlanta's Emory Healthcare will partner with payment financing firm CarePayment to create a flexible payment system as patients continue to be stretched thin by rising deductibles and out-of-pocket expenses.

More healthcare providers are outsourcing end-to-end revenue cycle management amid the change to value-based payment models, a new survey shows. Experts predict the market for RCM outsourcing will approach $10 billion by 2016.

Shares of medical device maker Medtronic Inc. surged Tuesday after the Minneapolis-based company said it would go ahead with its planned $49.2 billion merger with Covidien.