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Home-based medicine is poised to fix the crises in American healthcare, and old and new companies are getting ready.

The integration will give providers additional expertise as they navigate ICD-10, meaningful use, population health management, privacy and security, revenue and cost management and analytics.

Front-end collections are increasingly important, as inpatient volumes have dropped since the recession, losing ground to outpatient procedures.

According to Intermountain CFO Albert Zimmerli, the problem comes down to how well organizations and providers answer these questions for patients: How much does this cost? And how do I find financing?

Most medical schools operate under a model pioneered in the early 1900s, but with demand for a new kind of doctor, more and more are trying to change.

Speakers tackled topics such as increasing patient communication, finding solutions to improve patient collections and prepping for the big ICD-10 change on Oct. 1.

Despite some lulls, the war between the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Highmark is again raging, now with a battle over Medicare Advantage plans and oncology reimbursement.

How far can private exchanges go? New data suggest a large migration is in the works, even as the model brings some uncertainties for employers and insurers.

Recent rankings by Healthgrades and Truven claim to list the best hospitals in the country for measures such as quality, safety, patient experience and financial management, yet only one made all four.

To fix financial woes, New York City's taxpayer-owned health system is plotting a comeback and planning to give more residents a kind of public option for health insurance.