Revenue cycle issues such as denials management and patient access are among the risk areas for healthcare organizations next year, according to an analysis from Crowe, a public accounting, consulting and technology firm.  By Kelly Gooch - 12/18/18

Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia Healthcare has removed chairman and CEO Joey Jacobs from his roles with the company.  By Ayla Ellison - 12/18/18

South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta is reportedly planning to negotiate new contracts with two cardiothoracic surgeons who were terminated earlier this year, according to WALB-10 News.  By Alyssa Rege - 12/18/18

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., introduced a bill in the U.S. Senate Dec. 18 that calls for the creation of a government-run pharmaceutical manufacturer to mass-produce generic drugs and lower prices.  By Alyssa Rege - 12/18/18

Robert Dalton Jr., MD, a cardiologist at Orlando (Fla.) Health, was struck and killed while riding his bicycle Dec. 17, according to the Orlando Sentinel.  By Alia Paavola - 12/18/18

As co-CEO of Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health, Robert Garrett knows innovation is essential to success, but also understands that discerning which innovative proposals to support is as important as coming up with ideas in the first place.  By Leo Vartorella - 12/18/18

Many congressional Republicans have been hesitant to rally around a recent court ruling that deemed the ACA unconstitutional, The Hill reports.  By Leo Vartorella - 12/18/18

Texas Hospital Association CEO Ted Shaw called on state hospitals to unite and communicate more often with lawmakers in collective advocacy efforts in a recent blog post. The post is a reprint of an article published in the Winter 2018 issue of Rural Matters magazine.   By Emily Rappleye - 12/18/18

Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., will not run for re-election in 2020, he announced Dec. 17.  By Emily Rappleye - 12/18/18

Some of the world's most successful leaders have one thing in common in terms of their daily routine: They're all avid readers.  By Alyssa Rege - 12/18/18

Robert Pearl, MD, the former CEO of Oakland, Calif.-based Permanente Medical Group, outlines five of the biggest healthcare issues of 2018 and explains why he believes 2019 "will be a year of ongoing inaction and erosion within the U.S. healthcare system."  By Alyssa Rege - 12/18/18

Insights from the 2018 Willis Towers Watson Best Practices in Health Care Survey  By Jessica Jones, MA – Lead Associate, Health System Consulting Practice - 12/17/18

After noticing how effective artificial intelligence could be in recognizing complex tissue patterns in images and potentially predicting cancer outcomes, 24-year-old CEO David West and two others embarked on a journey to help integrate AI solutions into pathology care, eventually creating their company, Proscia.  By Alyssa Rege - 12/17/18

President Donald Trump praised a Texas judge's ruling Dec. 14 that found the ACA unconstitutional and has called on Congress to replace the health law with new legislation, CNBC reports.  By Alyssa Rege - 12/17/18

Kentucky state Rep. Robert Goforth proposed a bill that would make it a felony to perform an abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected, according to The Hill.  By Leo Vartorella - 12/17/18

Dealing with the difficult behavior of a colleague is challenging, and  that challenge is amplified when the colleague holds a position of power, according to the Harvard Business Review.  By Leo Vartorella - 12/17/18

New Jersey legislators are looking to curb gun violence and the communitywide trauma it causes by introducing a legislative package that engages patients in hospitals, according to the Press of Atlantic City.  By Leo Vartorella - 12/17/18

A federal judge's ruling that the entire ACA is unconstitutional has drawn a mixed response.  By Kelly Gooch - 12/17/18

A federal judge in Texas has ruled that the entire ACA is unconstitutional, and a fight against the ruling is expected to ensue, according to The New York Times.  By Kelly Gooch - 12/17/18

Great leaders must always be willing to take chances, but fear of failure causes some to hesitate, according the Harvard Business Review.  By Leo Vartorella - 12/14/18