Featured Content
The American Hospital Association has submitted comments to CMS in support of the Committee on Operating Rules for Information Exchange's…
Becker’s offerings
More in Financial Management
The American Hospital Association has submitted comments to CMS in support of the Committee on Operating Rules for Information Exchange's interim rule on electronic fund transfers and remittance advice, according to an AHA News Now report.
At the 2012 AHIMA Convention and Exhibit, Kelly McLendon, founder of health information management firm HIXperts, explained how "comprehensive" clinical documentation improvement — not just CDI — can help hospitals in their ICD-10 efforts.
ICD-10 is coming, and it will affect virtually every department within a hospital or health system. A question many are asking is, "How exactly will it impact the revenue cycle?"
The Internal Revenue Service has scheduled an Oct. 29 hearing on its June proposed rule implementing certain requirements for tax-exempt hospitals under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to an AHA News Now report.
Hartford (Conn.) Hospital and UnitedHealth Group have been unable to agree on a new contract; the insurer's current contract with the hospital expires Oct. 28, according to a Hartford Courant report.
Believe it or not, the federal government is entering its third fiscal year in which the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has been a component.
States have until Nov. 16 to finalize their health insurance exchange plans. While many states are wavering on their designs, who will actually gain coverage in these exchanges, and how will it impact hospitals?
Hospitals and health systems worried about the impending Medicare sequestration cuts may be able to breathe easier, as their municipal bonds have yielded returns at their highest levels since 2009, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has lowered the debt rating on Tenet Healthcare's senior secured term debt to "B+" from "BB-" after the Dallas-based for-profit hospital operator released a new business plan.
A recent report from consulting firm Avalere Health (pdf) broke down the latest news on how states are advancing toward essential health benefit benchmark plans for health insurance exchanges.