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Stephanie Bouchard

Stephanie is the Managing Editor for Healthcare Finance News. Follow Stephanie on Twitter @SBouchardME.

By Stephanie Bouchard | 05:19 pm | February 12, 2013
Last year, through healthcare fraud judgments, settlements and other proceedings, the federal government recovered $4.2 billion the Justice and Health and Human Services departments announced on Monday.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 04:34 pm | February 10, 2013
In "Selling to China: A Guide to Doing Business in China for Small- and Medium-Sized Companies," author Stanley Chao shares with readers the "rules" for doing business in China. He talked to Healthcare Finance News about his book and how it can be useful to healthcare businesses.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 04:45 pm | February 06, 2013
As doctors weigh whether to stay in their practices or become employed in a group practice or at a hospital, they're increasingly looking to alternative business models in order to remain -- and thrive.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 09:48 pm | February 05, 2013
The growth rate of healthcare spending has continued to be slow reported the Congressional Budget Office Tuesday, but the rising cost of healthcare is still a threat to the country's future economic well being.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 10:36 am | February 05, 2013
It's been a long time coming, but late Friday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the final rule for the Physician Payments Sunshine Act.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 11:02 am | February 01, 2013
In the first month of the new year, the healthcare industry added 23,000 jobs -- conforming to the industry's average monthly gains throughout 2012, noted the Bureau of Labor Statistics in a statement accompanying the department's jobs report released Friday morning.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 01:00 am | February 01, 2013
When Steve Woods' wife was pregnant, he put on what he calls "sympathy weight." That was a dozen years ago. "She went back to her svelte, in-shape figure and I've maintained the sympathy weight," he said.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 11:20 am | January 30, 2013
Results from a new survey on the state of hiring in the healthcare market confirm what has been reported for years, even in the midst of an economic downturn: the healthcare jobs market is scorching. Trouble is, hiring managers are finding it challenging to get the qualified people they need.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 04:39 pm | January 25, 2013
The Miami Beach Community Health Center (MBCHC) is suing its former accountants for failing to reveal a $6.8 million "theft" by its former chief executive officer.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 05:47 pm | January 21, 2013
Becoming a behavioral health home is a real opportunity but comes with some challenges. A webinar offered by SAMHSA/HRSA outlined some operational considerations for behavioral health agencies thinking about making the transformation.