Stephanie Bouchard
A panel discussion taking place at MGMA-ACMPE's annual conference in San Antonio Monday morning focused on the state of healthcare with an eye toward the future.
Since the Affordable Care Act was created, critics have argued that the healthcare law fails to contain healthcare costs. A new brief from the Urban Institute presents evidence illustrating the ACA's cost containment measures, but leaves room for the debate to continue.
Our complex healthcare system is often challenging for those who work in it. For those who don't -- patients -- a new brand of companies is rising up to help. Patient navigation companies may be patient-centric but they will impact the way the traditional healthcare system does business.
Two of the country's largest Catholic health systems -- Pennsylvania-based Catholic Health East and Michigan-based Trinity Health -- announced Wednesday plans to merge.
It has been nearly 15 years since the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) iced a controversial rule requiring home health agencies (HHAs) to obtain surety bonds, but a new report by the Office of Inspector General has raised the issue again.
As part of the Medical Group Management Association's (MGMA) annual conference Oct. 21 to 24, industry experts will be presenting 30-minute education sessions on various topics in the Healthcare Innovations Pavilion in the conference exhibit hall.
Last week, a panel of skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) experts joined moderator Steve Monroe, managing editor and partner of research and publishing firm, Irving Levin Associates, for a question-and-answer session about buying, selling and valuing SNFs. We share some of the insider tips and perspectives offered during the 90-minute webcast.
The Medicare program could save billions in the next decade if care models are restructured says a newly released analysis commissioned by a nonprofit, national consortium of home healthcare organizations.
Transitioning to cloud services may be the next big technology move for your organization. What's involved? How much does it cost? Is it worth it? We talked to some folks familiar with cloud computing for "Navigating the Cloud," an e-supplement available on our websites in November. Here's an excerpt from "Financing your transition to the cloud."
A new survey of America's physicians doesn't offer any surprises but paints a gloomy picture of the state of mind of the country's physician workforce.