News

July 1, 2009

SPOTLIGHT: Medical costs an obstacle for 25 percent of Americans

Study: Cancer drugs shouldn't cost more than $20K per month

Group forms trust to buy medical properties

June 30, 2009

Blues see $350M gain from anti-fraud investigations

Moody's leery of uncompensated care backlash

Survey: Use of health savings accounts growing

June 24, 2009

SPOTLIGHT: HHS releases $6B in CHIP funds

Doctors getting signing bonuses more often

Medical office properties still a good investment

Case study: WA hospital confronts cost challenges

Study: Physician compensation not keeping up with inflation

Some medical practices stop taking credit cards

June 17, 2009

HFMA ANI 2009: Revenue cycle management rules the day

SPOTLIGHT: Patient care rationing squeezes medical practices

GE offers interest-free loans to boost EMR spending

Group wants new incentives for e-ordering imaging

MedPAC wants physician payment incentives changed

Women over 45 more likely to commit fraud, embezzlement

June 10, 2009

SPOTLIGHT: Measuring MD performance won't lower costs

Case study: MS hospital can't use facility as financing collateral

Survey: Non-profits see dismal 2008 results

CA system's contract measures OK'd, bond charges dropped

June 9, 2009

Report: Hospital IT spending to hit $6.8B by 2014

Hospital lobby asked to look for healthcare savings

June 3, 2009

SPOTLIGHT: Harvard mobile van saves health system $20M

New Hampshire hospitals face financial trouble

Survey: One-third of doctors don't accept credit cards

June 1, 2009

Tenet wants to buy back $1B in senior notes

HFMA releases model charity-care policy for non-profits

Fitch: Investor-owned hospitals have strong operating earnings