Richard Pizzi

Healthcare prices in October 2013 rose 0.9 percent above October 2012, the lowest reading in 50-plus years, according to a recent brief from the Altarum Institute.

With venture capital firms investing record amounts in the healthcare space, mobile health entrepreneurs are keen to take advantage. As a result, next month's mHealth Summit Venture+ Forum may be the place to see many deals go down.

Could you describe Conemaugh Health System?

Looking back at 2013, what has been the impact on the hospital industry of sequestration and the recent government shutdown? How are hospitals coping with the uncertainty coming out of Washington?

What are some of the critical issues for third-party medical billing companies 
as we approach the final quarter of 2013?

Payer audits are a major issue for providers these days, as everyone wants to collect and retain every dollar possible. What are some audit-related anxieties you have encountered in recent months?

You recently rejoined the private equity world after a number of years working in the national healthcare policy arena. Why did you re-enter private equity and what are some of your investment goals with Consonance Capital Partners?

Overall U.S. healthcare prices remained relatively unchanged from August to September 2013, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Hospital emergency departments may begin receiving "considerably more" reimbursement once the Affordable Care Act is fully implemented, a new study claims, pleasing hospital CFOs as well as ER docs.

Mark Claster, vice chair of the Board of Trustees at North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, says that, to drive growth, hospitals need to focus on cost control, value-based medicine and managing populations.