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Healthcare added 44,000 jobs to the nation's economy in September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Transitions in care can have significant financial impact on healthcare organizations. As technology improves and business paradigms shift, organizations have an opportunity to reduce costs and improve care quality. However, challenges await: it's not easy to make improvements in care transitions.
Donations to U.S. nonprofit hospitals and healthcare systems grew 8.2 percent last year, totaling $8.941 billion, said a report released this week by the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy.
From intake to the back end, healthcare providers need a revenue cycle management system that will provide a seamless workflow for each episode of care. From the moment a patient registers in the facility, it is imperative that the correct information follow along each point of care so that accurate billing information can be processed and sent, RCM vendors say.
When it comes to healthcare and compliance, providers have more concerns than ever before and many are looking at the overall effectiveness of their compliance program.
Venture capital (VC) funding in the life sciences sector, which includes the biotechnology and medical device industries, decreased 39 percent in dollars and 22 percent in number of deals in Q2 2012 compared with Q2 2011, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers' recent MoneyTree report. Many industry analysts think this downward trend is likely to continue.
As healthcare providers grapple with the challenge of attracting and retaining patients, one thing has become increasingly clear: It's about location, location, location.
Twelve Iowa cities and towns are applying to be the second group of demonstration sites for the Blue Zones project, an experiment in trying to improve health and well-being by Healthways and with funding assistance from health insurer Wellmark.
Nonprofit health provider and insurance organization HealthPartners and Park Nicollet Health Care announced in late August they would combine operations in a move that would create the second largest healthcare system in Minnesota and one that also operates a 1.5 million-member strong health plan.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona and nonprofit health system Banner Health have announced an equal partnership designed to provide a coordinated Medicare Advantage plan to be known as Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Advantage.