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Reimbursement
OIG audit: CMS should improve hospital wage index adjustments for rural hospitals
OIG recommends CMS improve hospital wage index for rural hospitals
Revenue Cycle Management
Blue Shield of California expands payment collaboration with Dignity Health 
Blue Shield of California expands payment collaboration
Strategic Planning
AHA urges HHS to better coordinate COVID-19 vaccine rollout
AHA urges HHS to better coordinate COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Capital Finance
Healthcare M&As poised to come off extended pause
Healthcare M&As poised to come off extended pause
Supply Chain
Strategic National Stockpile is ready to meet federal response to COVID-19, officials say
Strategic National Stockpile is ready to meet response to COVID-19
Accounting & Financial Management
Healthcare venture fundraising rises to a new high of $17 billion
Venture fundraising rises to a high of $17B
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
Workplace violence is 'epidemic and a concern for healthcare'
Workplace violence is 'epidemic and a concern for healthcare'
Billing and Collections
Northwell Health rescinds more than 2,500 patient medical bill lawsuits
Northwell Health rescinds more than 2,500 patient medical bill lawsuits
Claims Processing
Payers are working to meet deadline for interoperability mandate
Payers work to meet interoperability deadline
Workforce
Providence president and CEO steps into chair position for AHA
Providence president and CEO steps in chair position for AHA
Operations
Parkland Health and Hospital System turns to online staff training
Parkland Health and Hospital System turns to online staff training
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
Quality of initial training makes a big difference in EHR satisfaction, KLAS report finds
Poor EHR training brings down provider satisfaction
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
Surgical Care Affiliates indicted on charges of labor market collusion
SCA indicted on labor market collusion charges
Policy and Legislation
President-elect Joe Biden releases $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan
President-elect Joe Biden releases $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan
Community Benefit
UPMC offers emergency medical training program in underserved communities
UPMC offers EMS training program in underserved communities
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
HIMSS Stage 7 explained: Only six organizations worldwide have achieved this status on three different maturity models
HIMSS Stage 7 explained
Business Intelligence
Northwell Health sends nurses to Henry Ford Health System as part of strategic alliance to fight COVID-19
Northwell, Henry Ford enter staff-sharing agreement
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 approves first Medicaid block grant waiver in Tennessee
CMS approves first Medicaid block grant waiver in Tennessee
Patient Engagement
Selecting the right vendor is key to improving the patient financial experience, finds KLAS
Selecting the right vendor key to improving patient financial experience
Pharmacy
Combination of drugs found to be effective in reducing COVID-19 recovery time
Drug combination found effective for COVID-19 recovery
Population Health
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas enters provider partnership to improve health outcomes
BCBSKS enters partnerships to improve health outcomes
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
Supreme Court rejects using telehealth for abortion
Supreme Court rejects using telehealth for abortion
Mergers & Acquisitions
FTC begins investigation of physician group mergers and orders insurers to share data
FTC begins investigation of physician group mergers
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Policy and Legislation

Trump speaking at the White House
Nov 18, 2020 | Mallory Hackett
Provider groups urge Trump to share COVID-19 information with Biden transition team
Many fear that a lack of cooperation between the two administrations could slow the rollout of vaccines…
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Moderna has announced a vaccine that is 94.5% effective against COVID-19.
Nov 16, 2020 | Susan Morse
Moderna vaccine candidate shows 94.5% efficacy against COVID-19
Two vaccines and two therapeutics may be approved before the end of the year.
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Road sign with the words "Open enrollment ahead"
Nov 13, 2020 | Jeff Lagasse
More than 818,000 people select healthcare plans in first week of open enrollment
The numbers are up from 2019 Week 1, but there are also more days in this year's snapshot period.
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An old-timey microphone represents our health tech podcast.
Nov 13, 2020 |
HIMSSCast: Post-election politics update with HIMSS Government Relations
On today's HIMSSCast, host Jonah Comstock and Healthcare Finance News ...
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People in scrubs and masks washing hands
Nov 12, 2020 | Susan Morse
Facing COVID-19 surges, hospitals want additional money for the provider relief fund
Providers are also looking for full accelerated payment forgiveness for all hospitals, among other…
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Joe Biden (Photo by Joshua Roberts/Getty Images)
Nov 10, 2020 | Laura Lovett
The medical community offers congratulations, advice to President-elect Joe Biden
Professional health organizations make statements on the new administration.
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The rule seeks to reduce federal regulatory barriers, support adaptability and promote transparency and innovation.
Nov 10, 2020 | Mallory Hackett
CMS grants more flexibility to Medicaid managed care programs in final rule
The rule seeks to reduce federal regulatory barriers, support adaptability and promote transparency and innovation.
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Photo portraits of the Supreme Court members in two rows
Nov 10, 2020 | Susan Morse
Supreme Court appears favorable to keeping Affordable Care Act
Congress has already decided it doesn't want the entire law to fall, says Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
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Nov 10, 2020 | Susan Morse
Supreme Court to hear oral arguments this morning to determine validity of Affordable Care Act
The severability issue of the individual mandate is where "the rubber hits the road,"…
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Joe Biden has formed a COVID-19 Advisory Board. (Getty Editorial Photo by Sean Rayford)
Nov 09, 2020 | Susan Morse
President-elect Joe Biden announces COVID-19 Advisory Board
Members of the advisory board include Dr. Atul Gawande, former CEO and now chairman of Haven.
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