The topic of healthcare coverage is white-hot right now, but the real job of reducing healthcare costs needs to begin now as well. Reducing healthcare costs is an extremely difficult job, one which requires out-of-the-box thinking to succeed. Fortuna...

This article describes the importance of a leadership development program that is designed to meet the unique needs of physicians as they move into leadership roles within a healthcare organization.

Patients face a big problem: When insurers revoke their decision to pay after the service is completed, patients are legally on the hook for the bill.

We propose a patient-friendly documentation strategy that meets the needs of patients, researchers, clinicians, and reimbursement providers alike, via usage of e-years, defined as the volume of e-liquid in mL consumed per day multiplied by the number...

Academic medical centers interested in growing virtual care may consider tailoring marketing efforts based on demographics and utilization history among established patients.

This article details strategies to avoid post-discharge adverse events and prevent frequent and costly hospital readmissions.

This article summarizes the proposed exceptions and discusses proposed changes to the definitions of the “Big Three” Stark Law exception requirements.

Kaiser Health News reports that hospitals are doing more harm by keeping patients in bed to reduce accidents versus allowing them to engage in occupational and physical therapy.

Originally seen in Kaiser Health News, Nina Feldman and Aneri Pattani interview black mothers and discuss the prejudice they face when dealing with postpartum depression.

How did a hospital with a town of 1,790 generate more than $92 million hospital fees? The insurers allege that these fees were fraudulent.

Our Soundpractice hosts, in this episode from January 2019, discuss HIPAA and what your action plan should be for HIPPA compliance.

In the current competitive business environment, organizations must consider the financial, management, employee-related, legal, social, technological, and ethical issues that affect the success of the organization. The best business plan is the one ...