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One of the comments I hear often from healthcare financial executives is that they are continuously being pushed to "do more with less." I hear this in relation to workforce management, revenue cycle process improvements, changing reimbursement models, automation efforts and IT projects.
In a Sept. 7 panel discussion at Vanderbilt University hosted by the Association of Management Consulting Firms (AMCF), industry leaders concurred that the journey from fee-for-service to value-based medicine will not be for the faint of heart.
Maine is often regarded as being behind the rest of the country in a lot of things, but last August, it found itself experiencing a growing healthcare business trend dubbed "Big Med."
A newly released report by the National Health Foundation (NHF) documents the successes of a private hospitals program to safely discharge homeless patients and save money for the participating hospitals.
While much attention has been paid to the role state health insurance exchanges will play in health reform, a second, quieter movement also created under the Affordable Care Act has been taking place and one that could play as significant a role in the states as the exchanges themselves - the formation of new, non-profit health insurers called Consumer Oriented and Operated Plans (CO-OPs).
Results of a new national survey conducted by Medicare Today and KRC Research shows that 9 in 10 seniors are satisfied with Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage, up from 78 percent satisfaction when the program was first launched.
The U.S. healthcare system has long been laden with growing inefficiencies, heightened costs and increasing complexities, all of which have stymied industry progress, according to a new Institute of Medicine (IOM) report.
The number of Medicare Advantage plans being offered is expected to increase by 7 percent over the next year, from 2,430 currently to 2,600 in 2013, according to a report from Avalere Health.
The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) announced Thursday its definition of high-performing health systems. Leaders of the trade association said they issued the definition to educate legislators and the public about the need for meaningful change to improve patient care.
That the healthcare industry is broken and needs to be fixed is a message the general public has been hearing for years. The urgency of the country's healthcare situation has so far largely failed to penetrate, but several new documentaries may change that, and that's something those in the business of healthcare need to pay attention to.