Finance and Business Strategy

Are there any special HIPAA considerations when treating children (minors) who are living in group homes?

Ongoing trends have challenged healthcare stakeholders to improve care delivery 
by reducing clinical variation, while also increasing their access to capital. 
As a result, consolidation has become a defining factor in business models.With national healthcare expenditures increasing from 12.5 percent

Some allied health professionals see state laws as the biggest hindrance.The growing use of team based care continues to run into legal and regulatory hurdles, industry advocates say. Shawn Martin, senior vice president at the American Association of Family Physicians,

An appellate court ruled hospitals must continue to provide appropriate auxiliary aids to help hearing impaired patients exchange medical and financial information with hospital staff. 

Four Milwaukee-area health systems are working together to complete federally mandated community needs assessments more efficiently. They partner with 18 local health departments to collect and analyze data that informs their local health improvement strategies.

Most clinicians rely heavily on their physician groups and hospitals to report quality measures and that reliance will continue with Quality Payment Program participation.

Healthcare providers can use methodical statement design approaches to successfully engage patients in the billing process. 

Daniel M. Grauman, Danielle Bangs, and Sean Looby share insights on fair market value and investment value of acquired healthcare organizations. 

Cybersecurity attacks to our nation’s infrastructure are increasing. The threat to health care has grown along with the life-saving potential that technology creates. 

The shift to value in health care has presented challenges that require health systems to rethink their physician compensation models.