The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services left many physicians feeling exposed as data on individual payments were released to major newspapers ahead of the agency posting the data on its website.

Ecosystem maturity and workflow changes represent the two main challenges for vendors and providers as they implement two Meaningful Use Stage 2 requirements related to health information exchange: transition of care and view, download and transmit requirements.

The abrupt closure of North Adams Regional Hospital in the rural community of North Adams, Mass., created a public outcry and has gotten legislators and policy makers involved in trying to broker a deal whereby another health system may be able to take over and re-open the facility.

The final 2015 Medicare Advantage rates announced Monday by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reflected only a 0.4 percent decrease, but that did not win it the adulation of America’s Health Insurance Plans’ (AHIP), the organization that represents U.S. insurance companies.

The American Hospital Association is aiming to be one of the key groups that will fill the need for healthcare improvement professionals from different organizations to collaborate and share best practices.

Credit ratings and research firm Fitch Ratings has analyzed the one-year delay on ICD-10 implementation and come to the conclusion that it will help more than hurt the finances of not-for-profit hospitals.

A new HL7 Immunization User Group will offer members access to industry experts and peers for help with resolving challenges related to implementing HL7 immunization standards.

A “lean” system improvement analysis conducted by interventional radiologists at the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine in Chapel Hill was able to help streamline workflow and cut technologist and nurse overtime hours by 20 percent and 57 percent, respectively.