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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

Health systems need to be flexible to recoup lost finances, experts say

Health systems need to be flexible to recoup lost finances, experts say

Capital Finance

Healthcare real estate remains attractive to investors despite COVID-19 pandemic

Healthcare real estate remains attractive to investors

Supply Chain

Trump orders agencies to purchase U.S. made drugs and medical supplies

Trump orders domestic purchase of drugs and supplies

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

DOJ brings lawsuit against Cigna for allegedly submitting $1.4 billion in false Medicare Advantage claims

DOJ sues Cigna for allegedly submitting $1.4B worth of false MA claims

Policy and Legislation

Trump to sign executive order requiring insurers to cover preexisting conditions

Trump to sign executive order requiring insurers to cover preexisting conditions

Community Benefit

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is giving $101 million in premium refunds

BCBS of Massachusetts is giving $101M in premium refunds

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

SCAN Health Plan launches Rally platform for its members

SCAN Health Plan launches Rally platform for its members

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

Telehealth seems here to stay - so how can it be improved?

Telehealth seems here to stay - so how can it be improved?

Mergers & Acquisitions

DOJ sues to block Geisinger Health's partial acquisition of Evangelical Community Hospital

DOJ sues to block Geisinger's partial acquisition of Evangelical

Top Stories

Study finds racial bias in Optum algorithm

Study finds racial bias in Optum algorithm

UPDATED LIST: Medicare Advantage star ratings for 2020 show more 4 star or higher plans

UPDATED: List of 2020 Medicare Advantage star ratings

Reducing wasteful spending in healthcare by curbing administrative complexity

Curbing administrative complexity to slash waste

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