Category: Healthcare Finance News

Former Apple, Pepsi CEO: The next wave of hospital consolidation to be shaped by disruptive innovation

Sculley: Disruptive innovation shaping hospital M&A
Sculley, who is now CMO of RxAdvance, weighs in on what the phase of big deals signal for the healthcare industry’s future.

HIMSS opens calls for proposals for HIMSS19

Submissions for speaking opportunities at the health IT conference are open until July 16, 2018.

Atul Gawande says Amazon, Berkshire, JPMorgan healthcare venture will take gradual progress

Gawande described the new company as a long target rather than an instant solution to healthcare.

New Medicare model produces nurses to address shortage of primary care, says NEJM

Medicare model produces nurses to address care shortage
Offering payment to Medicare providers allowed communities to scale up high-quality clinical training for advanced practice nurses in the settings where they’re most needed.

Tell us: What are your hospital’s top revenue cycle pain points?

Healthcare Finance wants to know what plagues your revenue cycle management the most right now and we’ll report the results back to you.

Physician shortages mean doctors have to learn to use new technologies

Telehealth and other new tools for virtual care enable doctors to see more patients and regain a semblance of control over their workflows.

9 in 10 hospitals have big IT plans in year ahead, half say insufficient funding is a concern

The more tech initiatives an organization has undertaken, the more likely they are to rate themselves ahead of the competition.

American Medical Association blasts Trump Administration’s “zero tolerance” immigrations policy

Industry association says the trauma of separating children from their parents have can lifelong negative impacts on their health.