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By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:48 pm | July 31, 2013
eHealthInsurance will be working as a web-based broker for the federally-run health insurance exchanges, helping enroll consumers through its websites.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:41 pm | July 31, 2013
A program developed by the Society of Hospital Medicine and in use by 140 hospitals nationwide has the potential to improve the discharge process and prevent avoidable rehospitalizations, according to a new study published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.
By Kelsey Brimmer | 12:41 pm | July 31, 2013
A program in use by 140 hospitals nationwide has the potential to improve the discharge process and prevent avoidable rehospitalizations, according to a new study published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:06 pm | July 31, 2013
Georgia's insurance commissioner is asking federal insurance regulators for more time to review health plans being submitted for the public insurance exchange.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:35 am | July 31, 2013
Dubbing population health management "the next HIM frontier," the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) offered health information management professionals waypoints for exploring new career possibilities.
By Tammy Worth | 11:22 am | July 31, 2013
The innumerable amount of healthcare startups need funding to grow. One emerging option is crowd funding.
By Kevin Fuller | 10:34 am | July 31, 2013
Medical claims denials are a hassle and can lead to financial difficulties and yet so many of them can be easily avoided.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 06:29 pm | July 30, 2013
The word is California may end up spending $300 million in insurance exchange advertising, education and outreach -- a sign of just how important insurance enrollment is to the success of the Affordable Care Act.
By Mary Mosquera | 03:22 pm | July 30, 2013
Since providers must be able to pay rent and staff salaries if the transition to ICD-10 does not flow smoothly, experts advise having up to several months' cash reserves or access to cash to avoid potential headaches.
By Susan Jaffe | 12:11 pm | July 30, 2013
Medicare patients' chances of being admitted to the hospital or kept for observation depend on what hospital they go to -- even when their symptoms are the same, says a new report by the HHS Inspector General.