Healthcare Revenue Cycle and Finance

NPWF Applauds Alignment of Quality Measures

The National Partnership for Women & Families, which has worked for 45 years to improve health for women and families, applauded the unprecedented work to align quality measurement across health care payers – including commercial plans, Medicare and Medicaid – for its promise to drive better care and better use of health care resources.





HIPAA: Helping or Hurting?

By Matt Patterson MD – Much has changed in the years since HIPAA was first passed into law, not the least of which is the use of mobile technology in healthcare. As a physician, patient, and healthcare technology business leader, I have experienced numerous frustrations and inefficiencies resulting from practices struggling to adhere to the letter of the HIPAA law rather than embracing its spirit.