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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
Health plans banned from denying coverage of COVID-19 tests for asymptomatic individuals
Health plans banned from denying coverage of COVID-19 tests
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 Network merger moves forward after FTC withdraws challenge
Jefferson-Einstein merger moves forward after FTC withdraws challenge
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Medical Devices

Feb 11 | Jeff Lagasse
Biomaterials could mean better vaccines, virus-fighting surfaces in hospitals
These developments may decrease the likelihood that future pandemics will match COVID-19's disruption to…
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Person wearing monitoring device on wrist
Jan 26 | Jeff Lagasse
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 than efforts to offset…
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An arm with a wrist monitor
Jan 13 | Jeff Lagasse
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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Person in medical wear holds dollar bill with forceps
Jan 08 | Jeff Lagasse
Healthcare venture fundraising rises to a new high of $17 billion
The mark was propelled by strong IPO environment and robust private merger and acquisition activity.
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Just in Time Teaching app on smartphone
Dec 28, 2020 | Jeff Lagasse
Northwell launches new app through Apple to deliver teaching tips to trainees and faculty
The app uses a pedagogical approach that involves close interaction between instructors and their…
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remote patient monitoring devices
Dec 23, 2020 | Kat Jercich
Mayo Clinic COVID-19 patients likely had better outcomes thanks to RPM
The health system found that patients who received care at their facilities had lower observed mortality rates than the…
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Dec 17, 2020 | Jeff Lagasse
For-profit hospitals' financial outlook is stable heading into 2021 despite COVID-19, Moody's says
Patient volumes, adjusted admissions and federal funding contribute to the outlook,…
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Person inventories items on tall metal shelves
Dec 10, 2020 | Jeff Lagasse
Reprocessing single-use medical devices boosts circular economy for hospitals
A circular medical device industry is established on resource conservation, efficiency and cycles of reuse and…
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Person in medical gown puts on protective glove
Nov 16, 2020 | Jeff Lagasse
Premier joins 34 health systems in DeRoyal partnership for expanded domestic isolation gown production
Thirty-four member health systems are taking part including AdventHealth, Atrium Health…
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New Medicare payment policy promotes dialysis in the home.
Nov 03, 2020 | Susan Morse
CMS finalizes Medicare payment to support dialysis in the home
Certain new and innovative equipment and supplies will qualify for the additional Medicare payment.
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