Rural providers can pursue care transformation such as expanding telehealth to allow the beneficiary's place of residence to be an originating site.  

Only 12% of CFOs expect they will need to cut or defer spending on their financial systems' digital transformation.

The strategy that more than 70% of hospitals and health systems are turning to is embracing telehealth and other digital approaches.

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

The order could disrupt the global pharmaceutical supply chain, jeopardizing the ability to respond to COVID-19, PhRMA says.

A number of high-yield healthcare issuers have defaulted since the start of the crisis, and near-term credit risk remains elevated.

With a labor-intensive budgeting process that provided little business value, OSF Healthcare decided it was time to be more flexible.

The plans include details on reaching vulnerable populations including minorities, immunocompromised individuals and older adults. 

Nonprofit insurer is working with two financial-services partners to provide financing guarantees, advance payments and restructuring of contracts.

The collaboration with Health Care Service Corporation, billed as Epic's first such project with a payer organization, will help health plans more easily review data for managing claims and prior authorization.

A majority of those who have been confirmed to have died from the coronavirus are people of color, many born outside the U.S.

The Energy and Commerce Committee calls for a reporting as AHIP says the next half-year could bring higher costs as the amount of care increases.

Chatbots can either enhance the value of patient communications or cause confusion or even harm.

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

The two companies are building this second hospital to address increasing demand in the Phoenix area.

The DOJ is seeking an amount equal to three times the amount of the $1.4 billion in damages as well as a civil penalty of $11,000 for each violation.

Strains in the supply chain include reagents, swabs, plastics, viral transport media and personal protection equipment.

The company says it was able to do this because of lower-than-anticipated costs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Among other provisions, the bill extends the 5% advanced APM bonus for an additional six years and modifies thresholds to achieve the bonus. 

Through the platform, hospitals can communicate with post-acute care facilities about test results and bed availability to inform care transitions.

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.

Report analyzed more than 1.8 billion commercial healthcare claims and data visualization to benchmark prices and use across 112 metropolitan areas from 2012 to 2016.

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.

Over half of beneficiaries said they have "low confidence" or "no confidence" in the government's pandemic response.

The platform was created to help seniors dealing with social isolation by virtually connecting them with peers.

Pharma companies are also offering solutions to practices so they can more easily afford and keep track of therapies.

HHS Assistant Secretary Admiral Brett Giroir says the media is incorrectly reporting how long it takes for tests to be returned.

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

Reform efforts must be coupled with significant and targeted investment to bridge the digital divide, says Dr. Jason Tibbels of Teladoc. 

The transaction would reduce hospital competition in central Pennsylvania, Department of Justice says.