Category: Healthcare Finance News

U.S. Bank, Optum360 partner on solution to streamline, boost revenue cycle management

Healthcare receivables management suite tackles traditional EDI conversion and better management of the claims payments.

U.S. Bank, Optum360 partner on solution to streamline, boost revenue cycle management

Healthcare receivables management suite tackles traditional EDI conversion and better management of the claims payments.

Health systems show greater emphasis on consumer-focused strategies, but progress is slow

Most initiatives generally lack a foundation of consumer insights and analytics, and favor traditional over innovative approaches.

Why it’s time for hospitals to make every employee a risk manager

Engaging everyone in a risk management mindset can transform a healthcare organization into a more successful and competitive entity.

Medicaid work requirements are leaving more Americans uninsured, Harvard study says

Researchers looked at 3 states with different policies and found a risk of low-income patients staying or becoming uninsured because of work requirements, health savings and premiums.

Hurricane Maria one year later: Puerto Rico insurance heads talk disaster recovery, lasting impact

MMM President Orlando Gonzalez and COO Manny Sanchez say the devastating storm illustrated how the payer has to continually innovate.

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.