Risk Management

Consolidation seen as an uphill battle for the commercial insurance giants.

The infections account for roughly 5 percent of hospitals infections, and are deadly in a quarter of cases.

Cyber-perpetrator was back with two demands for ransom but overall incident count is down, according to Protenus.

A string of court cases has raised questions about their involvement in surgeries that went awry, dating back to the late 1970s.

Processing payments for both fee-for-service and value-based arrangements presents a new reality that is fraught with issues.

Athenahealth CEO Jonathan Bush and consultant Paul Keckley both think Trump's desire to run the country as a businessman means programs that test new payment models will remain.

Re-evaluation of CMMI possible, along with other small changes, but law is largely safe, experts say.

iVantage exec says new administration could pay closer attention to the Save Rural Hospitals Act, a bill that was proposed in 2015 with bipartisan support.

The President-elect doesn't share how his administration will actually repeal Obama's legacy, but his plan includes Health Savings Accounts, hints about abortion laws and FDA reforms, among other points.

Healthcare Finance and Healthcare IT News surveyed readers and found many are anxiously expecting short-term chaos, skyrocketing costs, increased fraud and uninsured people dying after president-elect Donald Trump moves into the White House.