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Reimbursement

Lowering anesthesiology costs is a tangible benefit of value-based care frameworks

Lowering anesthesiology costs a benefit of value-based care

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

The top ten things CEOs got right during the pandemic

The top ten things CEOs got right during the pandemic

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

Healthcare employment falls for the first time since last April

Healthcare employment falls for the first time since last April

Operations

Methodist Hospital of Southern California uses automated contact tracing to contain COVID-19

Methodist Hospital uses automated contact tracing to contain COVID-19

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

In telehealth hearing, House committee weighs access against cost

In telehealth hearing, House committee weighs access against cost

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

CMS gives $2.3 million in additional Navigator funding for ACA special enrollment period

CMS gives $2.3M in additional Navigator funding

Patient Engagement

A more active role for consumers will decelerate health spending over the next two decades

Active consumers will decelerate health spending

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

HIMSSCast: Health equity, caregiver diversity and COVID-19

Health equity, caregiver diversity, and COVID-19

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

Jefferson Health and Einstein Healthcare merger moves forward after FTC withdraws challenge

Jefferson-Einstein merger moves forward after FTC withdraws challenge

Top Stories

CVS Health, Lyft and YMCA team for equitable access to a COVID-19 vaccination site

CVS, Lyft and YMCA team for equitable access to vaccination sites

U.S. hospitals and health systems face a long road to recovery

U.S. hospitals and health systems face a long road to recovery

Automating 'high level' healthcare tasks can create high value savings

Automating 'high level' healthcare tasks can create high value savings

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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.

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.

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.

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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 ...