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By Healthcare Finance Staff | 02:10 pm | January 27, 2014
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is hoping to better control his state's diabetes epidemic with a new telehealth initiative, launching a public-private partnership to treat at-risk patients in underserved areas.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 02:03 pm | January 27, 2014
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey has launched the state's first patient-centered pregnancy and delivery episode of care program designed to bring about better outcomes, patient experience and lower costs through better coordination of care for pregnant women.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:55 am | January 27, 2014
UnitedHealth Group may be acquiring another digital health company, this time eying the wellness market and an app already in use by thousands of members at a rival health plan.
By John Andrews | 11:32 am | January 27, 2014
The next year will be a busy one for all involved in healthcare finance, between handling the influx of patients newly insured under the Affordable Care Act, the ICD-10 coding launch on Oct. 1, the continued proliferation of RAC audits and a variety of Medicare regulations.
By Mary Mosquera | 09:40 am | January 27, 2014
The increasing incidence of chronic diseases, aging populations, emphasis on diagnosis and disease monitoring and more advanced testing technologies and practices are driving increased use of clinical lab services.
By Tammy Worth | 05:49 am | January 27, 2014
With profitability being increasingly tied to efficiency, providers are implementing various processes to improve patient flow.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 04:13 pm | January 24, 2014
Humana is being sued by an individual policyholder claiming he has been unable to cancel the plan despite months of trying, in what may be first such lawsuit over insurance company practices during the transition to ACA-compliant health plans.
By Richard Pizzi | 10:52 am | January 24, 2014
Our weekly look at career moves in the healthcare finance sector. This issue highlights promotions, hires and fires for the week ending January 24, 2014.
By Kelsey Brimmer | 10:23 am | January 24, 2014
Many healthcare organizations are realizing that in less than nine months, ICD-10 will be upon them. Healthcare Finance News talked to some industry experts to find out where organizations are in the run up to Oct. 1.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 05:44 pm | January 23, 2014
The Department of Health and Human Services is constantly promoting Medicare and the Affordable Care Act, but some Republican senators are getting annoyed with one slogan: "free preventive services."