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Reimbursement
Hospitalized care for COVID-19 averages $34,662 to $45,683, varying by age
Average cost of COVID-19 hospitalizations is $34,662 to $45,683
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 Partners adds Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania to network
Health Plan Partners adds Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania
Capital Finance
Healthcare real estate remains attractive to investors despite COVID-19 pandemic
Healthcare real estate remains attractive to investors
Supply Chain
National stockpiling standards are needed to address product shortages, Premier says
Premier: National stockpiling standards are needed
Accounting & Financial Management
Hospitals have received most of the loans from the Paycheck Protection Program
Hospitals have received the most PPP loans
Budgeting
A dynamic healthcare budget process may trump traditional budgeting in terms of accuracy, flexibility
Benefits of a dynamic budgeting process
Quality and Safety
Value-based payment penalties disproportionately impact safety net hospitals
Value-based payments impact safety net hospitals
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
COVID-19 is reducing physician compensation, job options
COVID-19 is reducing physician compensation
Operations
Insurers remain profitable, but that could change in the long term
Insurers remain profitable, for now
Medical Devices
Report says Abbott's FreeStyle Libre 14 day system cuts diabetes management costs
Report says Abbott's FreeStyle Libre 14 day system cuts diabetes management costs
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
Kaiser Permanente cancels plans for $900 million headquarters in Oakland
Kaiser Permanente cancels $900M headquarters
Compliance & Legal
Class action lawsuit claims UnitedHealthcare diverts plan funds to settle unrelated disputes
Class action lawsuit claims UnitedHealthcare diverts plan funds
Policy and Legislation
White House to hospitals: Bypass CDC, report COVID-19 data directly to HHS
White House to hospitals: Bypass CDC, report COVID-19 data directly to HHS
Community Benefit
C. Duane Dauner, former California Hospital Association CEO, dies in car crash
C. Duane Dauner, retired CHA CEO, dies in crash
Accountable Care
Blue Shield California's Health Reimagined ties provider pay to quality and patient satisfaction
Blue Shield California pilot includes value-based reimbursement 
Acute Care
New Orleans hospital provides microcosm of COVID-19's effects on ED volumes
New Orleans hospitals shows coronavirus effects on ED
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's race, ethnic data often undercounts minority populations
Medicare race data undercounts minorities
Patient Engagement
Half of consumers avoid seeking care because it's too difficult
Consumers avoiding care due to difficulty
Pharmacy
Compounded drug market needs transparency, more regulatory certainty, says Pew
Compounded drug market needs transparency
Population Health
HHS releases May and June COVID-19 testing plans
HHS releases May and June COVID-19 testing plans
Risk Management
Cybersecurity needs to be put in business terms
Cybersecurity needs to be put in business terms
Telehealth
Chatbots can ease providers' burden, offer guidance to those with COVID-19
Chatbots ease providers' burden
Mergers & Acquisitions
Healthcare mergers and acquisitions are down, but not as much as anticipated
M&A is down, but not as much as expected
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