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Beyond the Byline is a new podcast from Modern Healthcare that gives you insight into the industry news and analysis that you rely on. Every other week, tune in to hear from our reporters who will give you the behind-the-scenes reporting that often ends up on the cutting room floor but can provide greater context into the latest news and events.

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Safety & Quality
Beyond the Byline: How one health system leapfrogged safety ratings hurdles

Modern Healthcare operations reporter Alex Kacik and safety and quality reporter Lisa Gillespie discuss the latest batch of the Leapfrog Group's hospital safety ratings.
Finance
Beyond the Byline: How fee-for-service can mute population health gains

Modern Healthcare finance reporter Tara Bannow and hospital operations reporter Alex Kacik talk about why fee-for-service payment is at odds with population health efforts.
Safety & Quality
Beyond the Byline: Kids' unchecked mental health needs pose long-term consequences

Modern Healthcare public health reporter Steven Ross Johnson and hospital operations reporter Alex Kacik talk about how the COVID-19 pandemic compounded systemic shortfalls in behavioral healthcare.
Finance
Beyond the Byline: How COVID-19 has impacted hospital finances

Some of the largest health systems in the country saw their profits rise in 2020 even as COVID cases soared. Modern Healthcare hospital operations and finance reporters Alex Kacik and Tara Bannow talk about why, and what the future holds for providers.
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Hospitals
Beyond the Byline: Upcoding could explain why hospitals are increasingly billing for the most complex treatment

Modern Healthcare rules and regulations reporter Mike Brady and hospital operations reporter Alex Kacik discuss the latest data suggesting that patients aren’t sicker, contrary to hospitals’ billing practices.
Insurance
Beyond the Byline: Insurers are betting on virtual-first plans as COVID-19 shifts care pathways

Modern Healthcare hospital operations reporter Alex Kacik and insurance reporter Nona Tepper discuss insurers’ latest quarterly results and their plans to boost virtual-first coverage.
Post-Acute Care
Beyond the Byline: How residents' stories shape our coverage of the vaccination rollout in nursing homes

Modern Healthcare hospital operations reporter Alex Kacik and post-acute and staffing reporter Ginger Christ talk about her interviews with nursing home residents and why most were eager to get vaccinated.
Law & Regulation
Beyond the Byline: Regulators aim to boost value push with fraud and abuse law updates

Modern Healthcare hospital operations reporter Alex Kacik and rules and regulations reporter Michael Brady discuss the latest updates to the Stark law and anti-kickback statute and how they interplay with the incremental move from volume- to value-based pay.
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Safety & Quality
Beyond the Byline: Verifying information on the chaotic COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Modern Healthcare hospital operations reporter Alex Kacik and health policy and politics reporter Rachel Cohrs discuss the reporting and information verification process for reporting on COVID-19 vaccine distribution.
doctor burnout
Safety & Quality
Beyond the Byline: How healthcare supply chain struggles contribute to employee burnout

Modern Healthcare Hospital Operations Reporter Alex Kacik and Safety and Quality Reporter Maria Castellucci discuss how some of healthcare’s supply chains broke during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how that has upped the anxiety of those working on the front lines.