Beth comes to healthcare journalism and HIMSS Media from the world of TV reporting where she spent four years before becoming the managing editor of Healthcare Finance News in November 2015. She has spent the last three plus years reporting on everything from revenue cycle to MACRA to social determinants of health and hospital disaster preparedness. When Beth isn’t researching or writing, she can be found outside corralling her feisty but lovable german shepherd Sophie, volunteering for her favorite dog rescue Pittie Posse, squeezing in a workout or relaxing with her rescue cat Annabelle.
The Baylor College of Medicine revenue cycle department has come back from dire situation that saw the division hemorrhaging staff over what CTO Alex Izaguirre called a lack of vision for department.
Navigant Consulting has acquired revenue cycle-focused McKinnis Consulting Services for $49 million in cash and $3 million in common stock, the companies announced on Monday.
When it comes to digital health funding, 2015 matched the record-breaking numbers of 2014 with more than $4.3 billion flowing into the industry, according to a Year in Review Report from Rock Health, a venture fund dedicated to backing digital health initiatives.
