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A recent report by the Connecticut Hospital Association revealed that the amount spent by hospitals in the state toward community benefit programs in 2007 totaled $718 million.
The weakness of the U.S. economy is giving rise to an issue that hospital executives may not have paid much attention to before – qualifying indigent patients for Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security Disability.
When it came time to improve CareMedic Systems’ revenue cycle management platform for hospitals, company officials decided to consult the experts in the field.
The sour economy isn’t curbing interest in the healthcare IT sector, where a new private equity firm has sprung up to provide funding and management support for healthcare start-ups.
When Simpler Healthcare set out to reduce waste and inefficiency in America’s healthcare system, officials looked to a rather unorthodox source for inspiration: The automotive industry.
The AHIP Institute 2009 general session was titled “Promoting Better Value for Our Health Care Dollar,” but arguments for and against the public plan option in the healthcare reform debate became the major topic.
Most U.S. healthcare organizations saw an increase in their health insurance premiums this year, according to information contained in the 2009 Compensation Data Healthcare report.
The 161 million Americans with employer-sponsored health insurance are facing substantial increases in out-of-pocket costs, according to a study funded by the Commonwealth Fund.
Increases in physicians’ overall compensation in both primary and specialty care did not keep up with inflation in 2008, according to the Medical Group Management Association’s “Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2009 Report Based on 2008 Data.
Some large physician practices are looking to save money and possibly expand, even in the current economic climate, says an expert in physician practice operations.