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Stephanie Bouchard

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

By Stephanie Bouchard | 01:11 pm | October 04, 2012
The Medical Group Management Association is holding its annual conference October 21 to 24 and this year it's in the big state of Texas. Here is our top 10 list (in no particular order) for making your conference a memorable one.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 12:08 pm | October 04, 2012
Maine is often regarded as being behind the rest of the country in a lot of things, but last August, it found itself experiencing a growing healthcare business trend dubbed "Big Med."
By Stephanie Bouchard | 10:42 am | October 04, 2012
That the healthcare industry is broken and needs to be fixed is a message the general public has been hearing for years. The urgency of the country's healthcare situation has so far largely failed to penetrate, but several new documentaries may change that, and that's something those in the business of healthcare need to pay attention to.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 01:05 pm | October 01, 2012
According to a new analysis by the Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI), training standards for personal care aides (PCAs), one of the healthcare occupations that the federal government projects will grow by more than 70 percent between 2010 and 2020, are lacking across the country.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 11:10 am | September 28, 2012
A skilled nursing facility in California was found to have engaged in unfair labor practices and has been ordered to rectify those practices.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 04:45 pm | September 26, 2012
How to get more medical students interested in primary care careers has been much discussed due to the primary care physician shortage and the spotlight the Affordable Care Act has placed on primary care. A new study provides insight into understanding what drives medical students away from careers in primary care.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 02:36 pm | September 25, 2012
Healthcare leaders in the city of more than 58,000, which is known as being a center of healthcare innovation, are once again demonstrating their initiative via a partnership aimed at making an integrated payment model for behavioral health and primary care financially viable.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 11:19 pm | September 19, 2012
The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) is the future of healthcare in the United States says the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) - but only if PCMHs are led by doctors.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 10:37 am | September 19, 2012
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has begun its second cycle of funding requests and is seeking applications. Up to $96 million for comparative effectiveness research is available.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 10:30 am | September 18, 2012
If you're not using workpooling to distribute work, you may be losing money. That's the message attendees of the Maine chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association's annual conference in Rockport, Maine heard last week during a session on work productivity.