Facing MACRA Without Fear
David Lareau offers insights into the future of the Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015.
How Finance Can Play a Pivotal Role in the Transition to MACRA
As a central entity in a healthcare practice, the finance department is in a unique position to review processes and implement improvements as the MACRA transition begins.
The Price is Not Right: The Unsustainability of the ACA Insurance Marketplaces
As legislators continue to work toward a repeal of the Affordable Care Act, insurers are leaving the marketplaces.
Key Steps on the Path to Reducing Readmission Penalties
Karen Bush discusses strategies to reduce readmissions.
Preparing for MACRA Success
Christopher Stanley provides pointers for healthcare organizations preparing for the merit-based incentive program.
What Finance Leaders Should Know About Cybersecurity Risks
IT security breaches can be costly: The average cost of a breached medical record is $158. Fortunately, finance leaders can help IT security teams protect against these unforeseen costs.
Keeping Ahead of the RACs
Changes announced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services underscore the need for healthcare organizations to prepare for escalating auditor activity.
Ask the Experts: Medicaid Billing
How should I bill New York Medicaid for services provided by non-hospital employee clinicians in emergency department settings?
Putting Your Financial Team to Work to Maximize MACRA Benefits
Joncé Smith describes how finance leaders can help ready their organizations for MACRA.
Best Practices for Securing and Protecting Patients’ Financial Data
When we think about data breaches, attacks on major retailers often come to mind. Yet, between 2010 and 2015, criminal attacks on healthcare data increased by 125 percent. In 2016 alone, there were 329 significant data breaches exposing more than 16 million records.