Rene Letourneau
A new study published in the March issue of Health Affairs shows that doctors who have computer access to patients' test results in an ambulatory care setting are more likely to order imaging and lab tests.
Don Rodden, president of the Healthcare Billing and Management Association, spoke recently with Healthcare Finance News Editor René Letourneau about the major billing issues currently confronting providers.
Three years ago, Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, N.Y., set out to overhaul its revenue cycle by increasing productivity and payment rates and reducing denials.
Jon Krieger, managing director at investment bank Berkery Noyes, managed healthcare IT firm Healthx's majority recapitalization, which the company undertook in preparation for the swift market growth it anticipates. He spoke recently with Healthcare Finance News Editor René Letourneau about the transaction and its implications for the mergers and acquisitions market.
I step into the editor role at Healthcare Finance News at a very challenging and exciting time for the healthcare industry. With virtually every organization being charged with the difficult task of driving cost out of the system while simultaneously improving the quality of care, major changes are being made at every level at seemingly breakneck speed.
Americans’ inability to understand health information and navigate their way through the complex healthcare system leads to preventable hospitalizations, greater use of emergency care and reduced overall health status, says a paper in the February issue of Health Affairs.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that the health reform law has eliminated lifetime limits on coverage for more than 105 million Americans.
Cost overruns on healthcare construction projects can mean big bucks to hospital executives overseeing capital spending. Staying on budget takes a watchful eye and guiding hand at the C-suite level and a deep enough understanding of the design and construction processes to create the proper budget from the start, say industry experts.
The National Quality Forum (NQF) Board of Directors today announced that NQF’s President and CEO Janet Corrigan has submitted her resignation, effective late June 2012. Corrigan has served as NQF's President and CEO for more than six years.
Medical device manufacturers are feeling the effects of a sluggish economy and a revamped reimbursement model, which are leading to slow growth and record levels of mergers and acquisitions activity.