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Rethinking philanthropy | Hospitals, systems use income from donations for broader range of purposes
By Beth Kutscher | July 20, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
The turnaround in the financial markets—and an overall improving economy—means charitable giving has improved at hospitals at a time when their investment portfolios are also seeing greater returns.
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Fewer Utah doctors willing to care for Medicaid patients
By Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City) | July 17, 2013
The number of Utah medical providers willing to treat Medicaid patients has been dropping since 2008—even as the number of Utahans on the public health program has climbed, according to new data from state analysts.
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New HFMA guidelines call for early provider-patient talks on bills
By Beth Kutscher | June 16, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
The Healthcare Financial Management Association on Sunday released new guidelines aimed at improving provider communications with patients about paying for care.
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Reform Update: Too soon to know if exchanges will be competitive, experts say
By Jonathan Block and Jessica Zigmond | May 31, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Responding to a steady stream of criticism that health insurance exchanges will offer few options along with high premiums, the Obama administration predicted a shot of competition in many areas.
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Intermountain to pay $25.5 million to settle Stark case
By Joe Carlson | April 03, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Intermountain Healthcare, the largest health system in Utah, agreed to pay more than $25 million to resolve self-disclosed allegations that it illegally paid bonuses to doctors based on how much the system earned from their patient referrals.
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DeFrance named HealthHelp chief medical officer
By Rachel Landen | March 13, 2013
Houston-based HealthHelp announced the hiring of Dr. Anthony DeFrance as chief medical officer.
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Utah's governor still mulling Medicaid expansion
By Associated Press | March 02, 2013
About 100 people strolled into the lobby of Utah Gov. Gary Herbert's office Friday and piled up colorful paper-link chains meant to represent the state's uninsured that would be covered by Medicaid expansion.
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Health Catalyst hires Dover as president
By Modern Healthcare | February 22, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Health Catalyst, a healthcare data warehousing and analytics company, has named Brent Dover president of the organization.
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Ham named CEO of Medicity
By Rachel Landen | February 15, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Medicity, a provider of health information exchange technology, named Nancy Ham as its new CEO, effective Feb. 11.
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Hospitals failing to curb readmissions: study
By Maureen McKinney | February 11, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Hospital readmission rates among Medicare patients held stubbornly steady from 2008 to 2010, despite increasing federal attention and attempts by providers to address the issue.
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