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The acquisition is valued at $4.3 billion and includes the assumption of $2.5 billion in Vanguard debt, as the sector continues to consolidate in the face of the Affordable Care Act.
A recent study published in the Medicare & Medicaid Research Review concludes that use of ambulatory EHRs by community providers resulted in both higher and lower Medicaid costs.
A recent study published in the Medicare & Medicaid Research Review concludes that use of ambulatory EHRs by community providers resulted in both higher and lower Medicaid costs.
You'd be forgiven for thinking revenue cycle management technology is a bit, well, boring. You'd also be wrong. The coming years are going to see some big changes in the way hospitals get paid -- and the IT they use to track when and how they get paid is going to have to change as well.
Testing for ICD-10 could cost big money, but failing to test could cost more, Mark Lott told an audience attending the HIMSS Media ICD-10 Forum this week.
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has signed a law requiring providers to publicly display the prices of their most common services and changing the state's Medicaid reimbursement methodology.
Major changes driven by the Affordable Care Act and rising consumer cost-sharing are slowing the rise in the healthcare growth rate, now projected at 6.5 percent in 2014, a full percentage point from the 7.5 percent predicted for this year, according to PwC's Health Research Institute (HRI).
While consumers indicated in a recent survey that they like the bundled care model, a new survey on provider attitudes towards bundles finds mixed reviews.
Every hospital supply chain administrator fantasizes of an efficient way to create transparency in supply expense reporting and find cost savings. Administrators at Arizona's Banner Health made their fantasy a reality, creating a supply chain blue book.
The Affordable Care Act's medical loss ratio (MLR) will bring 8.5 million insurance customers about $500 million in rebates this summer and hopefully drive more competition in the long run, federal health officials said Thursday.