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In this episode, Jeff Francis, CFO, Nebraska Methodist Health System, discusses how his team is addressing rising payer denials through stronger documentation, coding, and AI-powered revenue cycle tools. He also shares how the CFO role has evolved into a more…
Federal regulators have delayed a final update to the HIPAA Security Rule until at least July 2027 while continuing work on other healthcare regulations focused on patient access and interoperability, BankInfoSecurity reported July 8. Here are six things to know:
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Doug Dietzman became president and executive director of health information network eHealth Exchange July 6, according to a news release. He will focus on expanding nationwide interoperability, moving forward with modern standards and pushing the organization to act as a CMS-Aligned Network…
The independent hospital is becoming increasingly rare. Squeezed by thin or negative operating margins, rising labor and drug costs, and mounting payer denials, standalone community hospitals and small nonprofit systems are increasingly determining they can no longer go it alone. …
At Durham, N.C.-based Duke University Health System, nurses are an integral part of AI tool co-design and implementation, especially the skeptics and hesitant users. If front-line workers are not a part of AI tool co-design and implementation, there is a…
The CDC has confirmed 843 domestic cases of cyclosporiasis across 31 states as of July 9, up sharply from the 145 cases in 17 states the agency had reported as of June 16. Eighty-six people have been hospitalized and no…
Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare’s Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Ill., has filed an application with the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board to permanently close its inpatient pediatric unit amid low volumes. Five things to know: 1. Saint…
Amid industrywide uncertainty, health system CEOs are not shelving their five-year plans. They are reprioritizing them. At the start of 2026, 1 in 3 U.S. health system leaders told Deloitte they were uncertain about the year ahead, up from just…