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Reimbursement
House extends moratorium on 2% Medicare sequester cuts through 2021
House extends moratorium on 2% Medicare sequester cuts
Revenue Cycle Management
30% of hospitals and health systems using revenue cycle automation require two or more vendors
30% of hospitals use multiple RCM vendors
Strategic Planning
How health systems should be preparing now for the future of hospital at home
How health systems should be preparing now for the future of hospital at home
Capital Finance
Healthcare M&As poised to come off extended pause
Healthcare M&As poised to come off extended pause
Supply Chain
A look at the pandemic's effect on supply chain, with McKesson's Craig Dolan
A look at the supply chain with McKesson's Craig Dolan
Accounting & Financial Management
UnitedHealth Group posts $4.9 billion profit in the first quarter, beating expectations
UnitedHealth Group posts $4.9B profit in the Q1
Budgeting
Employers' health benefits costs expected to grow, but most won't take cost-saving measures
Employers' health benefits costs expected to increase in 2021
Quality and Safety
Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Clinic lead pro-COVID-19 vaccine coalition 
Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Clinic lead pro-vaccine coalition
Billing and Collections
CMS issues billing codes for Eli Lilly's COVID-19 antibody treatment
CMS issues billing codes for Eli Lilly's COVID-19 antibody treatment
Claims Processing
Cerner makes moves into the life insurance game
Cerner makes moves into the life insurance game
Workforce
How patient-generated data contributes to clinician burnout
How patient-generated data contributes to clinician burnout
Operations
Optum now offering virtual care nationwide, execs say
Optum now offering virtual care nationwide, execs say
Medical Devices
Wound dressings have a significant impact on total cost of care
Expensive wound dressings impact cost of care
Hospital/physician relations
AMA removes bust of founder from public display over racist past
AMA removes bust of 'racist' founder
Construction & Facilities Management
Michigan Medicine to resume construction on $920 million hospital
Michigan Medicine to resume construction on $920M hospital
Compliance & Legal
HHS reminds providers that COVID-19 vaccines must remain free for all Americans
HHS: COVID-19 vaccines must remain free for Americans
Policy and Legislation
AHA urges CMS to reinstate pause in surveys if COVID-19 cases surge
AHA urges CMS to pause surveys if COVID-19 cases surge
Community Benefit
Sanford Health begins $300 million initiative to improve rural healthcare access
Sanford Health begins $300 million initiative to improve rural access
Accountable Care
CMS delays ACO Track of the Community Health Access and Rural Transformation Model 
CMS delays ACO track of new rural model
Acute Care
Blood vessel damage, inflammation found in COVID-19 patients' brains, but no infection
COVID-19 patients show blood vessel damage, inflammation
Ambulatory Care
Oak Street Health opens three new clinics at Walmart supercenters in Texas
Oak Street Health opens new clinics at Walmart supercenters in Texas
Analytics
Mayo Clinic launches remote diagnostics platform, forms 2 new companies to support it
Mayo Clinic launches remote diagnostics platform, forms 2 new companies to support it
Business Intelligence
Cigna, Oscar plan to expand affordable coverage for small businesses in Connecticut
Cigna, Oscar to expand small businesses coverage in CT
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
Providers press Biden Administration for second chance at Direct Contracting model
Providers want second chance at Direct Contracting model
Patient Engagement
BCBS Minnesota launches kidney disease care program with DaVita's VillageHealth
BCBS Minnesota launches kidney disease program with VillageHealth
Pharmacy
Here are the latest updates on the COVID-19 vaccine distribution
Here are the latest updates on the COVID-19 vaccine distribution
Population Health
Blue Shield of California's Wellvolution debuts new features for Type 2 diabetes
Blue Shield of California's Wellvolution debuts diabetes features
Risk Management
FBI, HHS warn of 'increased and imminent' cyber threat to hospitals
FBI, HHS warn of 'increased and imminent' cyber threat to hospitals
Telehealth
How one health system moved 85% of its services to telehealth
How one health system moved 85% of its services to telehealth
Mergers & Acquisitions
Hospital merger and acquisition activity will remain robust throughout the year, Moody's finds
Moody's: Hospital M&A will remain strong in 2021
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Provider groups applaud President Biden's American Jobs Plan

Provider groups applaud President Biden's American Jobs Plan

The plan would spend $400 billion toward expanding access to home-based or community-based care and…

Healthcare M&A among medical device and diagnostics firms primed for increase

Healthcare M&A among medical device and diagnostics firms primed for increase

Advancing portfolios to remain competitive will be the catalyst for M&A rather…

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Improving the Patient Financial Experience Throughout the Patient Journey

Improving the Patient Financial Experience Throughout the Patient Journey

While many healthcare providers believe that improving the patient financial…

Is the Patient or Member Experience You're Delivering on Life Support? Lessons for Payers and Providers

Is the Patient or Member Experience You're Delivering on Life Support? Lessons for Payers and Providers

Customer experience is a crucial part of a health…

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April 2, 2021 | Mallory Hackett

Provider groups applaud President Biden's American Jobs Plan

January 26, 2021 | Jeff Lagasse

Healthcare M&A among medical device and diagnostics firms primed for increase

October 20, 2020 | Jeff Lagasse

COVID-19 pandemic is shifting health systems' innovation priorities

October 5, 2020 | Jeff Lagasse

New Jersey hospitals are a microcosm of potential COVID-19 financial impact

September 15, 2020 | Jeff Lagasse

Nonprofit hospitals' liquidity supports the ability to repay CARES Act loans, says Fitch

September 2, 2020 | Jeff Lagasse

HHS partners with FCC and USDA on rural telehealth initiative

August 21, 2020 | Jeff Lagasse

Telehealth effectively providing revenue stop-gap for U.S. hospitals, finds Fitch

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Coronavirus likely escaped from a Wuhan lab, says former CDC director

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Hospital costs for COVID-19 varies by age, length of stay

Hospital costs for COVID-19 varies by age, length of stay

Providers get greater payment for COVID-19 vaccines

Providers get greater payment for COVID-19 vaccines

HHS extends public health emergency to April

HHS extends public health emergency to April

28-year-old volunteer in AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial dies

28-year-old volunteer in AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial dies

AHA decries Optum/UHG acquisition of Change Healthcare

AHA decries Optum/UHG acquisition of Change Healthcare

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HHS extends COVID-19 public health emergency declaration until April

HHS extends COVID-19 public health emergency declaration until April

This action marks the fourth time HHS has extended the declaration that has paid parity for telehealth and continues reporting waivers.

CMS issues final rule on healthcare technology access for seniors

CMS issues final rule on healthcare technology access for seniors

The rule is meant to ease undue burden for innovators and speed access to potentially lifesaving technologies.

Healthcare M&A's down in 2020 but analysts say COVID-19 is a catalyst for future deals

Healthcare M&A's down in 2020 but analysts say COVID-19 is a catalyst for future deals

Forty-four percent of healthcare CFOs say the pandemic will drive an increase in partnerships across the healthcare ecosystem.

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Clinical Quality Measures 101

Clinical Quality Measures 101

Although quality-reporting programs such as meaningful use provide incentives to help providers implement and use electronic health records (EHRs) to collect and report on clinical data, practices often need help deciding what data to collect, which measures to…

Gaining Actionable Insight into Financial Systems and Areas Impacting the Revenue Cycle

Gaining Actionable Insight into Financial Systems and Areas Impacting the Revenue Cycle

Hospital systems across the country are looking to streamline their billing and collection processes to become more efficient and better compete in their markets. The challenge many face is how to turn the data that's already flowing through financial systems into…

Credible, Defensible Estimates

Credible, Defensible Estimates

In healthcare, every interaction with the patient matters. Especially in today's environment of continuous improvement, efforts have been concentrated on coordination among providers, the patient care experience and quality outcomes - all laudable goals.