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Reimbursement
CMS updates inpatient rehabilitation facility payments by 2.4% for 2021
CMS updates IRF payments by 2.4%
Revenue Cycle Management
Healthcare CFOs look to technology and automation for COVID-19 recovery
CFOs look to tech for COVID-19 recovery
Strategic Planning
Frost and Sullivan provides industry analysis and post-pandemic predictions
Frost and Sullivan provides industry analysis, predictions
Capital Finance
Healthcare real estate remains attractive to investors despite COVID-19 pandemic
Healthcare real estate remains attractive to investors
Supply Chain
National stockpiling standards are needed to address product shortages, Premier says
Premier: National stockpiling standards are needed
Accounting & Financial Management
Pandemic threatening high-yield healthcare liquidity
Pandemic threatening high-yield healthcare liquidity
Budgeting
A dynamic healthcare budget process may trump traditional budgeting in terms of accuracy, flexibility
Benefits of a dynamic budgeting process
Quality and Safety
Mayo Clinic tops Best Hospitals list released by U.S. News & World report
U.S. News ranks Best Hospitals of 2020-21
Billing and Collections
Blue Shield of California is offering providers up to $200 million during COVID-19 crisis
Blue Shield of California offers providers $200M
Claims Processing
Epic connects with HCSC on payer data exchange platform
Epic connects with HCSC on payer data exchange platform
Workforce
Physician practices with more female doctors have smallest gender pay gaps
Practices with more women have smaller wage gap
Operations
HIMSS announces August date for 2021 annual global conference
HIMSS announces August date for 2021 annual global conference
Medical Devices
Proper implementation of chatbots in healthcare requires diligence
Diligence is needed when implementing chatbots
Hospital/physician relations
Quality of initial training makes a big difference in EHR satisfaction, KLAS report finds
Poor EHR training brings down provider satisfaction
Construction & Facilities Management
Kindred Healthcare and Dignity Health to open new inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Arizona
Kindred Healthcare and Dignity Health to open new IRF
Compliance & Legal
Appeals court upholds sale of short-term limited duration insurance plans 
Appeals court upholds sale of short-term plans
Policy and Legislation
CMS allows for premium reductions for individual and small group markets for remainder of 2020
CMS allows for premium reductions for remainder of 2020
Community Benefit
Humana to send more than 1M at-home screening tests to members
Humana to send more than 1M at-home screening tests
Accountable Care
Providers support Value in Health Care Act that amends MACRA payment model
Providers support Value in Health Care Act that amends MACRA
Acute Care
Emergency department visits fall by at least 40% during pandemic
ED visits fall by at least 40% during pandemic
Ambulatory Care
Medical schools, teaching hospitals account for 3% of US GDP, report shows
Med schools, teaching hospitals are 3% of GDP
Analytics
Colorado HIEs have improved outcomes, costs for jails via speedy information access
HIEs in Colorado have lowered costs for inmate care
Business Intelligence
While the price of healthcare is growing, utilization is dropping and price variations persist, report says
HCCI: Price of healthcare is growing, utilization is dropping, price variations persist
ICD-10 & Coding
Physician practices examine risk adjustment coding in wake of federal lawsuits
Practices keeping close watch on risk adjustment coding
Meaningful Use
CMS overhauls meaningful use EHR program, renames it 'Promoting Interoperability'
CMS overhauls meaningful use as 'Promoting Interoperability'
Medicare & Medicaid
Medicare beneficiaries aren't confident in government COVID-19 response
Medicare beneficiaries aren't confident in COVID-19 response
Patient Engagement
A decline in emergent hospitalizations was found at BIDMC during the early phase of COVID-19
BIDMC saw a decline in emergent hospitalizations
Pharmacy
Drug price forecast estimates 3.29% increase in hospital drug spending for 2021
Hospital drug spending estimated to rise 3.29%
Population Health
HHS official says turnaround times for COVID-19 tests are faster than reported
HHS official says turnaround for tests is faster than reported
Risk Management
Cybersecurity needs to be put in business terms
Cybersecurity needs to be put in business terms
Telehealth
CMS proposes telehealth changes under Trump executive order
CMS proposes telehealth changes under Trump executive order
Mergers & Acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions worth significantly less in Q2 compared to last year
M&A value for Q2 takes a downturn
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