Physicians who use EHRs and are in accountable care organizations or patient-centered medical homes are more likely to use care coordination, quality measurement, patient engagement and population health management strategies, according to a study published in the American Journal of Managed Care. 

In a report by the University at Albany's Center for Health Workforce Studies (CHWS) healthcare jobs grew 20 percent between 2004 and 2014, and the trend is expected to continue has the healthcare industry is projected to grow faster than other industries over the next decade.

The Next Generation ACO model from the CMS Innovation Center has attracted increased interest among provider organizations, mostly because its deal terms are thought to be the best in the market.

Following industry criticism and legal challenges, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will no longer enforce an inpatient payment cut to hospitals under the two-midnight rule. Instead it will provide a onetime bump to hospitals to offset the cuts.

INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zotec Partners (Zotec), the industry leader in radiology revenue cycle and practice management services, announces an exclusive revenue cycle management (RCM) agreement with Medical Administrative Professionals, LLC (MAP), the management services organization of Denver-based Diversified Radiology of Colorado, PC (DRC). DRC is a 55-radiologist practice that has undertaken billing in-house for several decades. In the new arrangement, MAP will employ Zotec’s RCM expertise, services and analytical tools to monitor data and contribute to the growth of the radiology practice.

Alta View Hospital in Sandy, Utah, broke ground April 13 on what will be the largest investment project in the operation’s history, with major clinical improvements schedule for the next three years.

Jeff Korsmo, president and CEO of Via Christi Health, has announced he has accepted a position with Essentia Health in Duluth, Minn.

The healthcare organizations that began taking part in AHIMA’s information governance (IG) pilot program are ready to offer several best practices and critical success factors.