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Medical device company Medtronic will catapult into the market’s stratosphere with its $42.9 billion bid to purchase rival Covidien.
There are more inpatient safety complications happening in hospitals that result in greater costs to patients and the healthcare system than are being monitored by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Pressure is growing on insurers to stop using mail-order pharmacies for speciality medications, and also on benefits managers to find new ways to get lower drug prices.
Even amid delays in enforcement of the Affordable Care Act's employer mandate, tax and reporting regulations are sowing confusion among employers and putting large businesses on edge.
Two accountable care networks spanning three health systems have landed contracts with one of the country's largest private employers, in a model that could leave traditional players behind.
As health systems and hospitals straddle the two worlds of volume and value, it's tough to know what to do about upgrading revenue cycle management systems. Upgrade? Or get by on what's already there?
Simply put, most current revenue cycle management systems are not well positioned for a future in which healthcare is rewarded for quality not for volume -- but change is coming.
"Clinical integration" and "organizing for value" are two key themes at the HFMA 2014 ANI conference. Both are crucial in preparation for the transition from a fee-for-service reimbursement system. Here's an example of how one health system is preparing, by teaming with a health plan on a new care management venture.
Strong executive leadership is indispensable to the effective, and efficient, functioning of a hospital business office. To that end, finance executives might consider attending the pre-conference career sessions available this Sunday at HFMA's 2014 National Institute.
This year's Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) annual ANI conference to be held June 22-25 in Las Vegas is focused around specific overarching themes important for driving change.