Operations

The senior population isn't just exploding in the United States. It's a global phenomenon that is offering seniors housing developers in the U.S. business opportunities abroad.

A perfect storm of demographic trends is creating a critical - and growing - gap between the demand for care and the number of doctors available to provide it.

The Affordable Care Act's medical loss ratio regulation appears to be achieving its goals of reducing insurers' administrative costs and tempering profits.

U.S. nonprofit hospitals' financial performance in fiscal year 2012 wasn't strong, and the outlook for FY 2013 doesn't appear to be much better.

There's a new index in town. Today's entrant is the EveryMove 100, a ranking of health plans across the US "based on how they engage with and empower consumers to manage their own health." according to the presser.

Despite laws in 17 states allowing them to practice independently, nurses with advanced degrees say some insurers still don't accept them into their credentialed networks as primary care providers.

As the Affordable Care Act continues to move full speed ahead, providers across the country are preparing for what is estimated to be upwards of 35 million newly insured consumers who could ultimately enter the healthcare system.

As health insurers evaluate new operational strategies in the face of changing care delivery and payment models, embracing mobile technology is one way Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is trying to stay ahead.

Healthcare providers must carefully balance the need to control costs against their mission to deliver the highest quality care. One of the multiple paths to this end may be the use of reverse auction services to strategically source and negotiate contracts.

Our weekly look at career moves in the healthcare finance sector. This issue highlights promotions, hires and fires for the week ending August 30, 2013.