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HFMA ANI 15: How one hospital system uses proactive communications to boost patient collections

Diane Watkins, vice president of revenue cycle for Saint Luke's Health System in Kansas City, Missouri, discussed the challenges of informing patients about their upfront costs, during her presentation on improving revenue cycle performance at this week's Healthcare Financial Management Administration's annual conference.   

Landmark King v. Burwell ruling: Industry reacts, looks to future

The Supreme Court released its long-awaited opinion on  King v. Burwell  this morning in a 6-3 vote to uphold the Affordable Care Act's federal subsidies.

Transunion: Patients want clear bills and cost estimates, but few receive them

Patients want more accurate billing and price transparency from their providers, but still don't receive it, according to a new survey by Transunion Healthcare. In an exclusive interview with FierceHealthFinance from this week's HFMA annual conference, Transunion Healthcare President Gerry McCathy discusses the findings 

Louisiana health system claims competitor trying to hijack docs, insured patients

An anti-trust battle is brewing in Shreveport, Louisiana, between the operator of privatized LSU hospitals and a community health system that already has a large market share in the area.

Meaningful Use rules should focus more on how vendors protect patient data

As the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services begins to sort through the comments it's received on the proposed "flexibility" rule softening Stages 1 and 2 of Meaningful Use for...

How peer connections can improve health plan consumer engagement

The Government Employees Health Association's efforts  to address the health needs of its roughly 85,000 moderate-risk members aim to strike a balance between frequent interventions for high-risk members and the casual care reminders that low-risk members get.

The public should know which vendors take usability seriously

Many electronic health record studies seem to state the obvious. But every so often, a study delves into new territory and makes one sit up and take notice. That's how I feel about this  new study in the  Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association  about EHR usability.

Future direction of EHRs laid down by AMIA

Specific recommendations were recently outlined by the American Medical Informatics Association on what it sees as the present status and future direction of electronic health records. The findings were presented at the iHealth Clinical Informatics Conference in Boston on May 29.

Medical malpractice: How EHRs are changing the game

EHRs not only are transforming how healthcare is performed, they're also on the cusp of reshaping the law surrounding that care. Are they the right changes? Or do we need to take a step back and reassess them?

Fierce exclusive: Tales of an accidental hospital CEO

When I dine with Jerry Seelig, it's usually to enjoy some foodie oasis in or around Los Angeles. But when I sat down with him for breakfast last week, it was to deconstruct his recently...