Peter Butler, president and chief operating officer of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, discusses the growing scrutiny of not-for-profit hospitals' tax exemptions and the prospect of a national standard for charity care or community benefits spending. FULL STORY »
Anders Gilberg, senior vice president of government affairs for the Medical Group Management Association, comments on the Medicare payment system for doctors and the upcoming deadlines for meeting new electronic claim and coding requirements. FULL STORY »
Dr. Bruce Siegel, president and CEO of the National Association of Public Hospitals, discusses how association members are preparing for potential Medicare and Medicaid payment reductions and whether there's a role for public hospitals in Medicare's accountable care organization program. FULL STORY »
As director of the performance-based payment policy staff in the CMS' Center for Medicare, John Pilotte runs the agency's accountable care organization program. He discusses changes in the final ACO regulations, the ACO application process and how many provider groups he expects to sign up. FULL STORY »
Modern Healthcare assistant digital editor Christine LaFave Grace wraps up the 2011 CHIME Fall CIO Forum in San Antonio. Innovation-focused keynote speeches from two authors closed out the forum, giving attendees food for thought on breaking out of their professional comfort zones. FULL STORY »
Modern Healthcare assistant digital editor Christine LaFave Grace reports on the second day of major programming at the CHIME 2011 Fall CIO Forum in San Antonio, which featured a presentation on meaningful use from the CMS' Travis Broome and the presentation of several CHIME awards. FULL STORY »
From mariachis to meaningful use: Modern Healthcare assistant digital editor Christine LaFave Grace recaps the start of the CHIME Fall CIO Forum. Highlights from Wednesday included discussions of bending the healthcare cost curve with Harvard Business School professor and author Clayton Christensen... FULL STORY »
Modern Healthcare reporter Joseph Conn previews the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives' Fall CIO Forum, taking place this week in San Antonio. FULL STORY »
CMS Deputy Administrator Jonathan Blum describes the adjustments to expect in the imminent final rule for Medicare accountable care organizations responds to reports that well known integrated systems are taking a pass on the CMS Innovation Center's Pioneer ACO program. FULL STORY »
Modern Healthcare reporter Vince Galloro recaps the final day of the American Health Information Management Association's 83rd annual convention in Salt Lake City with a report on the association's governance town hall meeting and the final sessions of the convention. FULL STORY »
Modern Healthcare reporter Joseph Conn interviewed Lynne Thomas Gordon, the new CEO of the American Health Information Management Association, during its 83rd annual convention in Salt Lake City. Thomas Gordon discussed her reasons for wanting the job and her short- and medium-term goals for... FULL STORY »
Modern Healthcare reporter Vince Galloro recaps the second day of the American Health Information Management Association's 83rd annual convention in Salt Lake City. Today's general session featured remarks by Patty Thierry Sheridan, the new president of the association; Dr. Carolyn Clancy of... FULL STORY »
Modern Healthcare reporter Vince Galloro recaps the first day and a half of the American Health Information Management Association's 83rd annual convention in Salt Lake City. Today's general session featured remarks by Bonnie Cassidy, the outgoing president of the association, and Rose Dunn,... FULL STORY »
Modern Healthcare reporter Joseph Conn previews the American Health Information Management Association's 83rd annual convention, which begins Saturday in Salt Lake City with educational sessions and then launches in full on Sunday. The convention is scheduled to feature speeches from Dr. Carolyn... FULL STORY »
HHS Assistant Secretary for Health Dr. Howard Koh discusses the role of hospitals in advancing public health in an interview with Modern Healthcare reporter Paul Barr. FULL STORY »
Dr. Donald Berwick discusses his job as CMS administrator, the rulemaking process under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the strides that hospitals have made in improving safety and quality, and the long way still to go, in an interview Sept. 14 in Nashville with Modern... FULL STORY »
Dan Slipkovich, chairman and CEO, discussed Capella Healthcare's latest acquisition with Modern Healthcare Reporter Vince Galloro last week at the company's Franklin, Tenn., headquarters. Slipkovich also described the interest that physician-owned hospitals have in selling and his overall... FULL STORY »
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin talks about the prevention and public health provisions of the healthcare reform law with Modern Healthcare Editor David Burda. Benjamin also comments on why funding of those provisions is important to the nation's health. FULL STORY »
BJ Miller, director of government affairs for Cone Health System, Greensboro, N.C., spoke with Modern Healthcare Reporter Rich Daly last week during a visit to Capitol Hill. Miller discussed the budget deal that may occur as part of negotiations to raise the debt ceiling and outlined... FULL STORY »
In an exclusive interview, Modern Healthcare Editor David Burda talks with Robert DeMichiei, senior vice president and chief financial officer of UPMC, about Highmark's deal to buy West Penn Allegheny Health System, all based in Pittsburgh. FULL STORY »
Modern Healthcare News Editor Gregg Blesch recaps the American Health Lawyers Association's three-day annual meeting in Boston in an interview with Peter Leibold, the association's executive vice president and CEO. FULL STORY »
Modern Healthcare reporter Melanie Evans reports from Orlando, Fla., on the fourth and final day of the Healthcare Financial Management Association's Annual National Institute. FULL STORY »
Modern Healthcare News Editor Gregg Blesch interviews Gerald Griffith, a partner in the law firm Jones Day and the incoming president of the American Health Lawyers Association. Griffith muses about how the Supreme Court will come down on healthcare reform and how the outcome will affect the... FULL STORY »
Modern Healthcare Editor David Burda talks with Debbie Welle-Powell, vice president of Exempla Healthcare, Denver, about her system's experience with CMS' bundled payment demonstration project. FULL STORY »
Modern Healthcare Editor David Burda talks with attendees of the Healthcare Financial Management Association's Annual National Institute in Orlando, Fla., about some of their biggest financial challenges. FULL STORY »
Modern Healthcare reporter Melanie Evans reports from Orlando, Fla., on the third day of the Healthcare Financial Management Association's Annual National Institute and offers a preview of day four. FULL STORY »
Modern Healthcare News Editor Gregg Blesch recaps the second day of the American Health Lawyers Association's annual meeting in Boston, which featured discussion of the federal government's legal tools for promoting accountability in healthcare as well the government's response to concerns... FULL STORY »
Modern Healthcare reporter Vince Galloro talks with Jeffrey Limbocker, chief financial officer of Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge, La., about managing physician practices at the Healthcare Financial Management Association's Annual National Institute in Orlando. FULL STORY »
Modern Healthcare reporter Joe Carlson talks to Patsy Hathorn, director of clinical resource management for Mississippi Baptist Medical Center, Jackson, Miss., at the annual meeting of the American Health Lawyers Association in Boston. Hathorn discusses how to avoid audit requests—and... FULL STORY »
Modern Healthcare reporter Melanie Evans talks with Robert DeMichiei, senior vice president and chief financial officer, of the UPMC, Pittsburgh, about using technology to standardize supply orders and reduce costs at the Healthcare Financial Management Association's Annual National... FULL STORY »
Modern Healthcare reporter Vince Galloro reports from Orlando, Fla., on the second day of the Healthcare Financial Management Association's Annual National Institute and offers a preview of day three. FULL STORY »
Modern Healthcare reporter Vince Galloro talks with Dr. Joseph Bisordi, executive vice president and chief medical officer for Ochsner Health System, at the Healthcare Financial Management Association's Annual National Institute about physician staffing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. FULL STORY »
Modern Healthcare News Editor Gregg Blesch recaps the first formal day of the American Health Lawyers Association's annual meeting in Boston, which featured speeches from lawyer and CNN senior analyst Jeffrey Toobin and Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli. FULL STORY »
