In order for healthcare to move toward preventative care and patient population management, clinical information should be free flowing across networks between hospitals and physicians. For this reason, healthcare organizations need health information exchanges. The interoperability that successful HIEs can…
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The American Hospital Association is urging CMS to withdraw a final rule that revised critical access hospitals' conditions of participation in Medicare and Medicaid, saying CMS did not propose the rules before making them final.
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A new report on the state of healthcare in 12 developed countries shows that the U.S spends the most money on healthcare, but ranks near the bottom of the list in terms of implementing value-based care — controlling costs by…
McLeod Health Systems in Dillon, S.C., this week appointed R. Benjamin King, MD, to its health community board, according to an SC Now report.
Almost two years ago in July 2010, President Barack Obama signed a 1,408-page bill into law that aimed to reign in the dominating presence of the U.S. financial services sector — the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act…
For hospital CFOs today, maintaining a semblance of financial health is one of the top priorities. Raising revenue and cutting costs are the two main weapons in their arsenal to stave off fiscal despair, and over the past several years…
Belmond (Iowa) Medical Center and Wright Medical Center in Clarion, Iowa, have changed their names to Iowa Specialty Hospital, according to a Globe Gazette report.
Health insurer Cigna has voiced concern for the "competitive landscape in western Pennsylvania" due to a pending deal between Pittsburgh-based Highmark and West Penn Allegheny Health System, according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report.
Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare is one of the largest healthcare networks in Connecticut, comprised of four acute-care hospitals, several behavioral and rehab centers and roughly $2 billion in net revenue. Thomas Marchozzi, CFO of Hartford HealthCare, gets to oversee every part…