August 31, 2011

1. HHS Announces New Bundled Payment Initiative.

2. How Can a Hospital CFO Reduce Bad Debt Right Now? 5 Responses.      

3. Consumer-Driven Health Plans Grew 13.9% in Last Year.

4. Early Registration Discounts End Tomorrow! Only 130 Spots Remain. Register Today for the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference - Improving Profitability and Business and Legal Issues featuring keynote speakers Sam Donaldson, Adrian Gostick and Bill Walton (October 27-29; Chicago). To register or learn more,

5. Semi-Automated Reviews: How Automation Can Turn a Challenge Into an Opportunity.

6. Don't Neglect ICD-9: Why Hospitals Should Look at Current Processes First.    

7. Report: 72% of People Who Lost Jobs, Health Insurance Skip Needed Healthcare.  

8.  Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Arizona Medicaid Co-Payments.

9. Tides of Change in Healthcare: How Hospitals Can Stay Afloat Despite Medicare Cuts.

10.  Vanguard Health Systems Loses $9.9M in Q4, Revenue Increases.

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