Roughly 44 percent of hospitals have recently invested in a medical device integration solution, according to a survey from healthcare technology research firm CapSite.

To ensure hospitals are ready to verify medical necessity issues in the future ICD-10 habitat, hospitals should ask medical necessity software vendors the following 13 questions, according to a Craneware blog post.

Health information management issues are usually concentrated within the revenue cycle department and other similar areas of a hospital, but eventually, the big spotlight items will make their way to the CEO's desk. One of those HIM issues that is…

Here are seven issues dealing with Medicare or Medicaid that occurred in the past week, starting with the most recent.

For the past year, Michael Kittoe has led the financial direction of Lake Health, a two-hospital system based in Concord Township, Ohio, and his diligence as CFO has resulted in a higher bond rating.

Recently, hospital bonds — which are normally seen as risky investments due to their higher default rates — are attracting investors who seek higher yields in a low-interest rate market, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

National health spending grew 3.9 percent from June 2011 to June 2012, according a report by the Altarum Institute's Center for Sustainable Health Spending.

In 2008, Boca Raton (Fla.) Regional Hospital was faced with significant financial challenges. The hospital lost $120 million, $60 million of which was from operations, and its credit rating was heading in the wrong direction. The hospital had an "A"…

When Beaumont Health System CEO Gene Michalski appointed Nick Vitale as CFO last June, he knew exactly the type of financial leader he was getting.

Hospitals receiving meaningful use funds from the federal government are a "timely source" of money and are contributing to revenue growth, but bondholders must keep in mind the funds are temporary and only partially offset the technology costs, according to…