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H Larkin

Publications and source records attributed to H Larkin.

At least 37 records · Page 2Linked to original sources
PubMed1990

Billing software speeds accounts receivable.

Software products designed to speed the billing process range from systems that prompt admissions personnel to comply with the terms of up to 3,600 separate managed care contracts to programs that support electronic billing via telephone.

Accounting↗
PubMed1990

Leadership gap wreaks havoc with health policy.

The Bush Administration's failure to fill key health care positions has hurt formation of Medicare policy, and Congress made a mistake by backpedaling on catastrophic health insurance, according to an exclusive survey of hospital CEOs.

Data Collection↗
PubMed1989

Alliances: changing focus for changing times.

Alliance networks were supposed to offer members the same buying clout enjoyed by national health care systems and the opportunity to contract with employers as part of a national health care delivery network. But overly optimistic projections about how quickly alliances could reach those goals--and what it would cost to teach them--led to unmanaged growth and disgruntled members. According to our cover story, alliances now are adjusting to changing conditions by adopting strategies to serve the needs of hospitals and systems competing in regional markets.

Data Collection↗
PubMed1989

MA hospitals suffer from physician fee limits.

Massachusetts laws restricting physician fees are creating problems for hospitals as well. The physician shortage that the restrictions have created is resulting in emergency department overloads and rising lengths of stay in hospitals outside the Boston metropolitan area.

Fees, Medical↗
PubMed1989

One contract alters small-town market balance.

What happens when the largest employer in a small community of 30,000 contracts with one provider's HMO network? Ask hospital executives in Sherman, TX. The exclusive contract, which marks the debut of managed care in the community, has shifted the balance of the local health care market.

Economic Competition↗