The last time margins sank so deeply into the red was after the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, though today's margins are faring worse.

When organizations automate their revenue cycle, they can improve their bottom line while freeing up resources to spend on value-enhancing tasks.

RWJBarnabas is partnering with St. Peter's and will announce a definitive agreement to acquire Trinitas Regional Medical Center. 

Rent deferments will help some hospitals in the short term while the interest will make real estate companies whole by year's end.

A "gray market" for bogus products has emerged, with profiteers hoping to benefit from hospitals' need for PPE.

Providers' ratings are supported by ample liquidity, and the expectations are for a long-term volume recovery.

Even with increasing health plan costs, most employers say they have no plans to reduce costs in their medical plans for 2021.

The news could affect the economy, health systems' financial well-being and throw upcoming presidential debates into question.

The task force recommends providers engage in conversations about bills long before the post-discharge account resolution process.

The majority of health plans say they do not feel ready to meet the new FHIR interoperability standards mandated by CMS.

Rural facilities tend to pay physicians more due to the difficulty in recruiting new talent to rural communities.

Winning back patient trust is essential to stemming the avoidance of deferred care and pumping life back into volumes.

Because the process is so simple, it may be possible to automate so hospitals can stretch existing supplies.

The research shows significant variability in EHR satisfaction among specialties, but high-quality training can help.

With more than 3,500 Walmart Supercenters in the U.S., it has the foundation, price model and recognizable name to disrupt the clinical care space.

In total, hundreds were charged in $6 billion fraud takedown related to telehealth and substance abuse treatment facilities.

Repayment will now begin one year from the issuance date of each provider's or supplier's accelerated or advance payment.

Investing in the social determinants of health can lead to positive returns on investment and creates fewer hospital readmissions.

Groups say CMS should get more feedback as proposals change the way ACO quality is assessed, reported and scored.

About 260,000 currently insured cancer survivors ages 18-64 had coverage disruptions in 2018.

The institutions that were studied added more than $562 billion in value to the nation's economy in 2017, including direct and indirect economic impact.

The goal was to improve outcomes, reduce the recidivism rate and send inmates back into the communities with coherent care plans.

The system's dashboard has resulted in a rolling two-week forecast that has closely mirrored caseload to date.

Doctors need to carefully and properly use the HCC codes, which indicate the expected costs for a patient.

Administrator Seema Verma said changes to the program eliminate 25 measures and saves hospitals over 2 million hours of work and $75 million.

Some 77% of Medicare beneficiaries who enroll in Medicare Advantage plans with drug coverage will be in plans with 4 or more stars.

Communication between consumers and payers needs to be seamless, and all need to have access to the same health plan information, Zipari CEO says.

Even with rebates and discounts, the U.S. consumer pays up to four times the average paid in other high-income nations.

Costs were driven largely by modifiable risk factors such as obesity, high blood pressure, smoking and poor diet.

IT security is a legacy word, says Brian Selfridge: "This isn't cybersecurity, this is risk."

New technologies also benefit providers as they look to retain service line revenues by offering remote care.

In making the announcement, neither system mentioned the controversy made public in a letter to the Michigan attorney general.