Congressional perspectives: Consolidation in health care

Experian Health's State of Claims survey finds 40% of providers have at least 10% of their claims denied, and only 30% recover most of that lost revenue.

Payer enrollment rarely lines up with a new physician’s first day. A week-by-week plan helps practices avoid a revenue gap, handle pending claims and know when the schedule can safely open.

Consolidated financials average out the gap between your best and worst offices. Here's how to measure profit by location, allocate shared overhead and decide whether to fix, expand or close an office.

Fidelity's latest estimate, what Medicare leaves out and how physicians can prepare

Automated attacks don't check practice size, and a single-location clinic's patient records are worth as much to criminals as a hospital's. Here's how practices can close the most common gaps, from multifactor authentication and offline backups to a documented risk analysis and a downtime plan.

CKD is growing as a global health problem, but screenings and treatments aren't reaching patients who need them.

The top news stories in medicine this week.

CMS' 2027 proposal fixes the quality list, but the roster still spins.