While hospitals must still disclose their negotiated rates with payers, they no longer have to submit cost reports to CMS based on those rates.

Some organizations use up to four vendors, each of whom handles different components of the revenue cycle process.

As CMS signals longer-term changes in acute RPM reimbursement and Amazon teams with major providers to push for new policies, clinical and IT leaders should start planning ahead, says one expert. "Everyone has to be...

High equity, strong liquidity and low-cost debt will fuel M&As in 2021.

A partnership of shared goals and vision is needed between physicians and hospital administration, says Dr. Jimmy Chung of Providence.

Revenues, profit and earnings per share all saw increases both month-over-month and year-over-year.

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

Some members expressed concern that women would not be adequately informed of the risks posed by J&J vaccination.

Similar to the COVID-19 vaccine, Medicare will cover these infusions for the duration of the public health emergency.

The vendor announced that it was collaborating with New York Life to facilitate and simplify EHR retrieval.

The pandemic exacerbated how violence, stress and systemic inequities and racial injustice impact the wellbeing of staff.

The agency is floating new requirements for hospitals to report on syndromic surveillance, immunization registries, electronic case reporting and electronic reportable laboratory results. It also has new plans for quality reporting.

Several factors are driving the increased need for wound care, including higher rates of chronic diseases and surgical procedures.

Founder Dr. Nathan Davis' history of discriminatory practices has led to the removal of his likeness from the group's Chicago headquarters.

The new hospital will include 264 private rooms, and 110 additional private rooms will be created in University Hospital.

The settlement resolves claims that the insurers violated antitrust laws by entering into an agreement not to compete with each other.

The provider relief funds have been a lifeline for hospitals and health systems during the pandemic, AHA said.

With the endowment, it is expanding its graduate medical education program, investing in community health and building a virtual hospital.

The American Hospital Association and American Medical Association are among the 11 organizations signing the letter.

The findings give healthcare workers an insight into how patients may be affected, and could lead to more effective treatments.

The clinics offer primary and urgent care services, as well as extended office hours for walk-ins, same-day appointments and scheduled appointments.

Anumana will develop and market algorithms for early detection of disease. Lucem Health can collect device data and feed it into clinical workflows. Both spin-offs aim to capitalize on advances in AI and remote telemetry.

The groups promise that the new model will be a "radical departure" from traditional fee-for-service models.

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.

Effective Thursday, the national average payment rate increased from $310 to $450 for most healthcare settings.

Humana Care Solutions will take on quality and cost accountability for the care of aligned original Medicare beneficiaries.

The companies also intend to submit an application to expand use to individuals 12 to 15 years of age. 

The current spread in Michigan has occurred largely in schools and in youth sports, promoting hospital leaders to speak out.

With the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, they describe some of the techniques that may be used by foreign groups that could be targeting hundreds of health systems with ransomware.

Teladoc reports a net loss of $1.31 per share, a total of $199.6 million.

Court documents reveal a contentious relationship, and now neither party will receive compensation for the failed merger.