504 hospitals hit with whistle-blower lawsuit alleging false claims violations

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/legal-regulatory-issues/504-hospitals-hit-with-whistle-blower-lawsuit-alleging-false-claims-violations.html

Whistleblower

Overwhelming support for outsourcing revenue cycle management in healthcare, survey shows

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/overwhelming-support-outsourcing-revenue-cycle-management-healthcare-survey-shows?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRous6%2FPZKXonjHpfsX57u4rUa6zlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4ISctiI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFQ7LHMbpszbgPUhM%3D

About 80 percent of hospital CFOs consider outsourcing to be the best stop-gap measure until new software is selected.

12 latest healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/legal-regulatory-issues/12-latest-healthcare-industry-lawsuits-settlements-october2.html

lawsuit

Advocates Say Balance Billing of Medi-Cal Patients on the Rise

http://www.californiahealthline.org/articles/2015/9/18/advocates-say-balance-billing-of–medical-patients-on-the-rise

Mastering the healthcare revenue cycle: 6 expert insights

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/mastering-the-healthcare-revenue-cycle-6-expert-insights.html

OR Efficiencies

 

Hospitals shopping for end-to-end revenue cycle suites

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/hospitals-shopping-end-end-revenue-cycle-suites

Photo of Florida Hospital Alamonte from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FloridaHospitalAltamonte">Facebook</a>.

As the healthcare industry moves from volume to value, tech vendors are working working with hospitals to integrate their systems.

Solving the revenue cycle paradox: What options do struggling hospitals have?

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/solving-the-revenue-cycle-paradox-what-options-do-struggling-hospitals-have.html

OR Efficiencies

Combatting 3 Big Revenue Cycle Challenges

http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/FIN-318457/Combatting-3-Big-Revenue-Cycle-Challenges

Cash Hospital

A Cone Health revenue cycle executive shares strategies for reducing the health system’s three biggest revenue threats: high-deductible health plans, uninformed patients, and the looming implementation of ICD-10.

Emdeon buys analytics firm Altegra Health for $910 million

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/emdeon-buys-analytics-firm-altegra-health-910-million?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRohuq3KZKXonjHpfsX57u4rUa6zlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4GSsBqI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFQ7LHMbpszbgPUhM%3D

Revenue cycle company Emdeon this week announced plans to acquire Altegra Health, an analytics firm, for $910 million, a move the companies said will better position them as the industry moves to a value-based model.

Revenue cycle company Emdeon this week announced plans to acquire Altegra Health, an analytics firm, for $910 million, a move the companies said will better position them as the industry moves to a value-based model.

Following $450 million settlement, DaVita subpoenaed for Medicare Advantage coding

http://www.fiercehealthpayer.com/antifraud/story/following-450-million-settlement-davita-subpoenaed-medicare-advantage-codin/2015-06-29?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

Recruitment Process

Subpoena part of a larger focus on Medicare Advantage plans