Strategic Planning
When looking back at the the biggest news in healthcare in 2015, an informal survey of Healthcare Finance readers found no other contender even came close to defeating ICD-10 for the reign of top issue of the year.
When Northwell Health officially replaced the former North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System brand name on January 1, officials got an extra marketing boost when the first baby born in New York on New Year's Day was delivered at a Northwell hospital.
Well-known healthcare investment firm OrbiMed has closed a major new venture capital fund, OrbiMed Private Investments VI, with $950 million in limited partner commitments, the company announced in a statement.
The public health system will also use Cerner's patient engagement tool, which takes patient data and uses it to suggest wellness tools and other health tracking options.
As hospitals continue to look for ways to cut costs, a team at Stanford Medicine is looking at how facilities can shave dollars off medical device purchases.
St. Louis-based Ascension Health has tapped Accretive Health as its sole revenue cycle system provider, the nonprofit Catholic health system announced this week, under a new 10-year contract extension that includes the total revamp of its revenue cycle system.
Technology and connectivity will continue its steady infiltration of the healthcare landscape, branding and trust take priority over convenience, and the advancement and integration of connected health technologies will hinge on cybersecurity in 2016, PwC said.
Two months after the implementation of ICD-10, revenue cycle experts say their world didn't collapse but not enough time has elapsed to declare the smooth rollout a victory.
The growth of specialty drugs, and the pressures pharma mergers place on supply chain operations are just a few trends experts at McKesson Pharmacy Optimization expect to shape hospital pharmacy operations in 2016, according to a new report.
San Francisco-based Dignity Health has announced it will limit its investments in thermal coal companies, focusing instead on sustainability and investment opportunities that address climate change.