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Reimbursement
A large pay gap exists between independent and hospital-employed doctors
Large pay gap between independent and hospital-employed docs
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 provider orgs need to respond to 2021's cybersecurity threats
How provider orgs need to respond to 2021's cybersecurity threats
Capital Finance
Healthcare M&As poised to come off extended pause
Healthcare M&As poised to come off extended pause
Supply Chain
Hospitals need vaccine supply predictability 'all the way to the loading docks'
Hospitals need vaccine supply predictability
Accounting & Financial Management
Kaiser Permanente hit by pandemic but remains in the black in 2020
Kaiser remains in the black in 2020
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
Biomaterials could mean better vaccines, virus-fighting surfaces in hospitals
Biomaterials could mean better vaccines
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
Payers are working to meet deadline for interoperability mandate
Payers work to meet interoperability deadline
Workforce
Hospitals will likely continue to have staffing shortages despite falling COVID-19 cases
Hospitals likely to have staff shortages despite falling COVID cases
Operations
HHS asks Supreme Court for more time in filing response to site neutral payment review
HHS asks Supreme Court for more time in site neutral payment review 
Medical Devices
Faced with shortages, researchers combine heat and humidity to disinfect N95 masks
Heat and humidity effective at disinfecting N95 masks
Hospital/physician relations
AMA removes bust of founder from public display over racist past
AMA removes bust of 'racist' founder
Construction & Facilities Management
$1.5B Children's Healthcare hospital to be named after donor, owner of the Atlanta Falcons
$1.5 Children's Healthcare hospital to be named for Falcons owner
Compliance & Legal
Athenahealth to pay $18.25M for alleged False Claims Act violations
Athenahealth to pay $18.25M for alleged False Claims Act violations
Policy and Legislation
Senate passes $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, without additional hospital funding
Senate passes $1.9T COVID-19 relief bill
Community Benefit
Universal coverage of long-term care for older Americans may stabilize provider revenues
Universal long-term care coverage may benefit providers
Accountable Care
Updated with list: Majority of Next Generation ACOs earned shared savings
Updated list: Most Next Gen ACOs earned shared savings
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
Automating 'high level' healthcare tasks can create high value savings
Automating 'high level' healthcare tasks can create high value savings
Business Intelligence
Fourth quarter COVID-19 costs catch up to insurers
Fourth quarter COVID-19 costs catch up to insurers
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
More than 200,000 take advantage of ACA special enrollment period
More than 200,000 sign up in ACA special enrollment period
Patient Engagement
Patients like robots for care delivery, MIT and BWH researchers find
Patients like robots for care delivery, MIT and BWH researchers find
Pharmacy
Merck to open facilities to Johnson & Johnson for speedier COVID-19 vaccine production  
Merck opening facilities to J & J for COVID-19 vaccine production  
Population Health
$250 million in COVID-19 grants aim to vaccinate underserved populations
$250M in COVID-19 grants aimed at underserved populations
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
Telehealth used less in disadvantaged areas, Health Affairs study finds
Telehealth used less in disadvantaged areas, Health Affairs study finds
Mergers & Acquisitions
Optum to acquire Massachusetts-based physician group Atrius Health
Optum to acquire physician group Atrius Health
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FDA deems Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine safe and effective

FDA deems Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine safe and effective

The vaccine, which is 66% effective overall in preventing illness, will be distributed in…

As insurers end grace period for COVID-19 hospital costs, out-of-pocket costs may rise

As insurers end grace period for COVID-19 hospital costs, out-of-pocket costs may rise

Flu data from 2018, the closest analog, shows costs for patients could…

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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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February 24, 2021 | Jeff Lagasse

FDA deems Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine safe and effective

February 19, 2021 | Jeff Lagasse

As insurers end grace period for COVID-19 hospital costs, out-of-pocket costs may rise

February 15, 2021 | Jeff Lagasse

Medicare Advantage supplemental benefits grew in 36 out of 41 categories for 2021

February 1, 2021 | Jeff Lagasse

UPDATED: Trump-era rebate rule for Medicare Part D on hold until 2023

January 28, 2021 | Jeff Lagasse

A quarter of Medicare Advantage subscribers changed providers in 2021, poll finds

January 27, 2021 | Mallory Hackett

AHA condemns most favored nation model and asks CMS to withdraw it

January 26, 2021 | Susan Morse

AHIP launches resource page dedicated to COVID-19 vaccines

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

President Joe Biden's plan to control the pandemic

President Joe Biden's plan to control the pandemic

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HHS extends public health emergency to April

COVID-19 causing burnout among healthcare workers

COVID-19 causing burnout among healthcare workers

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U.S. healthcare system could save $16.3B through workflow automation

Walgreens begins administering the COVID-19 vaccine

Walgreens begins administering the COVID-19 vaccine

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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.