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By Rodney J. Moore | 10:58 am | March 11, 2014
As legacy revenue cycle systems struggle to keep up with constant regulatory changes, many hospitals are turning to next generation revenue cycle systems out of necessity, but experts caution to think before jumping.
By Tammy Worth | 10:13 am | March 11, 2014
Despite the hassle of auto-cancellations, many home healthcare agencies find it difficult to keep track of their requests for anticipated payment.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 03:30 pm | March 10, 2014
Under pressure from the industry and Congress, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is withdrawing several proposed changes to the Medicare drug program, but still charging ahead with others that could prove disruptive.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:31 pm | March 10, 2014
After a one year delay, the federal government is giving states a framework to create insurance programs for low-income residents earning above the Medicaid eligibility threshold, potentially encouraging more experimentation with public payer policies.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:54 am | March 10, 2014
While many states have been challenged to expand their insured populations in ways encouraged by the Affordable Care Act, Ohio and Kentucky have leveraged their distinctive political and business climates to find early success.
By Mary Mosquera | 11:33 am | March 10, 2014
Some states have found practical success in establishing the Affordable Care Act, but what distinguishes their efforts are their unique fit within each state's distinctive political and business climates.
By Kurt Ullman | 10:51 am | March 10, 2014
With the rise of value-based payment and care models, long-term hospital viability may depend on not only getting a better handle on costs, but also being able to link them to outcomes. To achieve this, hospitals need cost accounting on steroids.
By Richard Pizzi | 12:14 pm | March 07, 2014
Our weekly look at career moves in the healthcare finance sector. This issue highlights promotions, hires and fires for the week ending March 7, 2014.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:30 am | March 07, 2014
Humana is naming a healthcare outsider as its next chief innovation officer, just as executives are looking for breakthroughs from recent acquisitions.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 11:13 am | March 07, 2014
The nation's overall employment numbers beat economists' expectations in February, but healthcare sector job growth seems to have stalled.