2015 Article Archives

Regional Care Organizations on Track to Take Over Medicaid

Jul 07, 2015 at 02:15 pm by steve

In January, Alabama Medicaid named eleven organizations as probationary Regional Care Organizations (RCOs). By October of next year, the plan is for these nonprofit RCOs to ma.... Read More

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Summary of Alabama's Medicaid Care Management Programs

Jul 07, 2015 at 02:15 pm by steve

Alabama recently passed into law two separate bills to develop at-risk provider-driven Medicaid care management programs. The first bill, passed in 2013, created the Regional.... Read More

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Transitioning to a New EHR

Jul 07, 2015 at 02:15 pm by steve

“I don’t know that sales people are really mentioning this problem upfront,” says Ryan McGinty with Oceris, makers of FlexMedical electronic health record (E.... Read More

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Baptist Health System and Tenet Create New Healthcare Network

Jul 07, 2015 at 02:15 pm by steve

Baptist Health System and Tenet Healthcare Corporation have signed a definitive agreement to create a joint venture that will operate a healthcare network serving Birmingham a.... Read More

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ACA Impact on the Healthcare Industry

Jul 07, 2015 at 02:15 pm by steve

While most companies are struggling to ensure that they have everything in order to comply with the requirements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), few people outside of the he.... Read More