The interim rule would cut drug reimbursements to hospitals by an average of 65% when fully phased in, the AHA says. 

For one health system, robotic process automation equates to about 27,000 hours in a month saved, which correlates to around $500,000.

Aetna President Karen S. Lynch has been named next president and CEO of CVS. 

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

Thirty-four member health systems are taking part including AdventHealth, Atrium Health and Baptist Health.

A complete financial recovery for many organizations is still far away, findings from Kaufman Hall indicate.

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

The test, which provides results in 30 minutes, is currently available by prescription only.

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.

An analysis of social media messages shows scant guidance for things like infection control and proper PPE usage.

Expenses continue to rise as hospitals replenish staff to meet rising coronavirus cases and incur the costs of drugs and PPE.

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.

Expected to open in 2025, the $1.5 billion facility will offer cardiac, hematology/oncology and transplant services.

Barring an appeals court decision overturning the rule, the mandate goes into effect on January 1, 2021.

The American Telemedicine Association said the newly released final rules move the healthcare industry closer to a value-based care model.

This partnership plans to develop scalable programs for addressing the social determinants of health throughout the state.

Direct contracting is the next CMMI model and is based on Next Generation, Medicare Shared Savings and Medicare Advantage plans.

Medicare beneficiaries can receive telehealth services from any location, including their homes. 

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 designation means an organization has not only established strong analytic capabilities but is using the technology in a meaningful way.

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.

States, as Georgia has done, could waive certain ACA requirements to develop their own state healthcare programs.

The findings speak to the importance of patient experience and the need for providers to offer more digital approaches.

PhRMA questions the cost savings and says the rule leaves safety considerations to state governments, rather than the required federal oversight.

Moderna reports that its data analysis indicates a vaccine efficacy of 94.1%, based on 196 COVID-19 cases.

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.

Final rule expands Medicare telehealth services, increases pay for office visits but cuts emergency physician payment.

The agreement is a "natural evolution" of the decades-long relationship between Joslin and Beth Israel, the organizations say.