I just read another article in the January/February issue of Healthcare Finance News entitled, “Healthcare hiring could boom in 2010,” by Richard Pizzi, the editor. According to this article the demand for healthcare professionals in 2009 was stronger than any other sectors. According to the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, healthcare has added over 600,000 [...]

We currently have a hospital client whereby we review managed care and commercial payments against contractual terms on a retroactive basis. In doing this project it became evident that there were many more benefits to this facility than just the recovery of additional dollars that should have been paid the hospital to begin with. I [...]

If you know anyone within our industry, then you know that the EMR vendors are on the prowl. No, not for customers looking to become ready to prove meaningful use in time to cash in. The vendors are hunting for people – healthcare information technology professionals to hire. It’s a great time to be looking [...]

I spoke with a CFO the other day. You’ll never believe this. He can’t get the financial information he needs out of the legacy financial system that is running thanks to two paper clips, bubble gum, a matchbook and some McGyver-like geek working in the bowels of the hospital where the IT Director has his [...]

Let’s assume for a moment that your organization has complied completely with the HIPAA regulations and you have named a privacy officer. That, according to Gartner puts you in good company. A 2008 Survey places you among the 65 percent of respondents that claimed to have a dedicated person or department that focuses on privacy [...]