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By Paul Cerrato | 09:54 am | December 10, 2013
It's now possible to accept payments at the point of care with a mobile device by using phone add-ons like Square -- a technology more and more physicians are considering.
By Mary Mosquera | 09:34 am | December 10, 2013
Administration proposes financial fix to offset potential losses from continuing cancelled plans.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 09:19 am | December 10, 2013
Blues in California and New Jersey are producing results by tracking measures that show they are improving quality in new models of care delivery.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 03:01 pm | December 09, 2013
Three state insurance exchanges are looking for new executive directors, amid problems with website functionality, modest turnout and contractor skirmishes.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:08 pm | December 09, 2013
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) has launched a value-based hospital reimbursement agreement that includes shared savings with Northern Michigan's Munson Healthcare.
By Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News | 11:51 am | December 09, 2013
During the first eight months of this year, fewer than 18 percent of Medicare patients ended up back in the hospital within a month of discharge, the lowest rate in years, the federal government reported Friday.
By Eric Wicklund | 11:31 am | December 09, 2013
If mHealth entrepreneurs and investors want to take the burgeoning industry to the next level, they're going to have to change their focus, said experts kicking off the 2013 mHealth Summit.
By Mike Miliard | 10:59 am | December 09, 2013
As healthcare enters its patient-centered, payment-bundled era, hospitals and physicians are looking for a shake-up in revenue cycle management.
By Kelsey Brimmer | 01:00 am | December 09, 2013
Northern Michigan's Munson Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan are venturing into the developing world of new payment models by launching a value-based hospital reimbursement agreement.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:22 pm | December 06, 2013
America's medical cost inflation appears on track to fall even below 2013's trends, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers, although consumers are still bearing large cost burdens and other trends threaten the slowdown.