Accounting & Financial Management
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services' website will soon publish the prices of the 140 most common in-patient, surgical and imaging services performed by every hospital in the state.
Fraud in Kansas' Medicaid program increased 43 percent during the last fiscal year, reaching a state record of $33 million detected.
Several key trends are reshaping the business strategies of health insurers in advance of the Jan. 1 go-live date for many provisions of the Affordable Care Act.
The topic of why it costs more to treat patients in some areas of the country than in others has caused feuds among researchers. Given the decades-long argument, a new IOM report is likely to only add fuel to the fire.
Hospitals and health systems never seem to have enough capital – especially with the new initiatives and mandates driven by healthcare reform and other industry changes. Yet some providers seem to be overlooking one of their most favorable, easiest-to-access capital sources: their real estate.
Possible changes are coming to how leases are accounted for on corporate balance sheets. Here's what you need to know.
Geographic Medicare costs disparities have more to do with health differences across communities than with inefficient care delivery, according to a new study from the Center for Studying Health System Change.
With recognition that "the path through accountable care is unknown," IDC Health Insights has launched a new Accountable Care Maturity Model, designed to help healthcare organizations gauge their own status and make strategic decisions for funding business and IT initiatives.
The Miami Beach Community Health Center (MBCHC) is suing its former accountants for failing to reveal a $6.8 million "theft" by its former chief executive officer.
On January 8, 2013, the Obama Administration published its latest semiannual regulatory agenda, outlining planned regulatory initiatives in a number of policy areas.