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Recently reported by CNBC, With November elections just over a month away, small-business owners are wondering what a new administration might mean for the nation's health-care system.

As stated in Home Health Care News, In the wake of a final rule issuance on emergency preparedness from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), home health care companies were tested Friday as Hurricane Matthew barreled down on the United States.

The Washington Post reports, The American economy is starting to get the election jitters.

The transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 was supposed to improve the operational process by giving medical practices a system that would allow them to be as detailed as possible in their coding. The more detailed they are in providing information pertaining to the Five W’s, in addition to analytics such as cost, usage, and final outcome, the less complicated it should be to process payments and get reimbursed. Unfortunately, most medical practices have only been left to feel highly inconvenienced by the newly implemented system.

According to Modern Healthcare, Brad Reiner spent two years and more than $200,000 to get a home health agency up and running in the southern Florida community of Vero Beach.

Express Scripts reports, pharmacy will play a tremendous role in shaping the ever-evolving healthcare landscape. With so many uncertainties in healthcare today, it’s difficult to predict what the future of healthcare will hold. However, there’s one aspect that is certain: pharmacy will play a tremendous role in shaping the ever-evolving landscape.

The JP Morgan Institute released a report detailing the behavior of over 600,000 small businesses in their bank network.  Their conclusion is that “cash is king” and that “cash reserves are a critical tool for meeting liquidity needs”.  JP Morgan reported that businesses held average daily bank balances equal to 27 days’ worth of expenses.

Two market leaders serving healthcare businesses team to expand their product offering

One of the biggest challenges facing every healthcare business owners is improving their payments on outstanding claims to government and insurance payers.  Whether it is Medicare or Medicaid or a private insurer, claims can take weeks or even months to process.  Even small errors in submission can lead to longer delays.  Fortunately there are a number of key strategies that can improve your experience and speed up your payments.