Accounting & Financial Management

National health spending is growing at the slowest rate since the federal government began tracking the trend in 1960, a welcome change to policymakers after decades of inflation. But is the slowdown a sign that healthcare spending rationalization is taking hold?

National health spending grew 3.6 percent in 2013, the lowest annual increase since the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) began tracking the statistic in 1960, officials said Wednesday.

Mergers and acquisition activity in the health and life sciences sector is expected to keep gaining momentum in 2015, a new survey released Tuesday claimed.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has a full schedule as 2014 ends, especially with the federal health insurance exchanges kicking off their open enrollment period.

Here's a quick look at some recent headlines in the world of healthcare finance.

Where once healthcare CFOs were essentially entrusted with overseeing the nuts and bolts of finance and accounting, today their roles have been dramatically transformed.

Atlanta's Emory Healthcare will partner with payment financing firm CarePayment to create a flexible payment system as patients continue to be stretched thin by rising deductibles and out-of-pocket expenses.

More healthcare providers are outsourcing end-to-end revenue cycle management amid the change to value-based payment models, a new survey shows. Experts predict the market for RCM outsourcing will approach $10 billion by 2016.

Dr. Oliver Korshin, a 71-year-old ophthalmologist in Anchorage, is not happy about the federal government's plan to have all physicians use electronic medical records or face a Medicare penalty.

Collaboration with university-based business schools can bring a new perspective to hospital and health system problems, especially when trying to introduce new thinking into an organization.