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By Madelyn Kearns | 11:32 am | July 17, 2013
From the financial pangs at the pointy ends of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to the frustrations and economic hardships courtesy of health information technology (HIT), a new physician outlook survey reveals the top challenges and concerns of physicians today.
By Kelsey Brimmer | 11:22 am | July 17, 2013
Tenet Healthcare's acquisition of Vanguard Health Systems could be bad news for some not-for-profit hospitals, particularly smaller ones, because it increases competition.
By Erin McCann | 02:17 pm | July 16, 2013
A year into the Pioneer ACOs program and participating organizations are already showing reductions in costs and improvements in care, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Tuesday.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:37 pm | July 16, 2013
It's been one year since the inception of the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization Model, an alternative payment model initiative developed by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and already the ACOs have demonstrated marked success in providing better coordinated care to beneficiaries at lower costs.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:32 pm | July 16, 2013
For many years, members of the skilled nursing community have been voicing concerns about the sector's ability to remain viable in the face of continued reimbursement cuts from the federal government. A new analysis bolsters their argument that SNFs are on shaky ground.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 12:32 pm | July 16, 2013
Members of the skilled nursing community have been voicing concerns about the sector's ability to remain viable in the face of continued reimbursement cuts from the federal government. A new analysis bolsters their argument that SNFs are on shaky ground.
By Richard Pizzi | 12:00 pm | July 16, 2013
Overall U.S. healthcare prices rose slightly from May to June 2013, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
By Madelyn Kearns | 09:42 am | July 16, 2013
A majority of healthcare providers are actively cutting costs in reaction to changes caused by healthcare reform finds a new survey by a supply chain improvement company.
By Mary Mosquera | 09:35 am | July 16, 2013
More than half of private companies are finding themselves ahead of the government's employer insurance requirements now that the Treasury Department has delayed compliance until 2015.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 09:35 am | July 16, 2013
More than half of private companies are finding themselves ahead of the government's employer insurance requirements now that the Treasury Department has delayed compliance until 2015.