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Reimbursement
Trinity Heath anticipates $2 billion in losses and further layoffs as COVID-19 continues
Trinity Health is expecting $2B in losses
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
Mayo Clinic announces advanced care at home model with Medically Home
Mayo Clinic announces advanced care at home
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
Hospitals see an increase in jobs for first time in two months, BLS reports
Hospital jobs see increase in June
Operations
COVID-19 is forcing rural hospitals to rethink their business models
COVID-19 is forcing rural hospitals to rethink their models
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
Ten indicted in $1.4B multi-state hospital testing fraud scheme
Ten indicted in $1.4B multi-state hospital testing fraud scheme
Policy and Legislation
HHS announces billion-dollar push toward experimental COVID-19 vaccine
HHS announces billion-dollar push toward experimental COVID-19 vaccine
Community Benefit
Harvard Pilgrim is providing $30 million in premium credits to all its fully-insured employer groups
Harvard Pilgrim is providing $30M in premium credits
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
Loneliness is an issue for COVID-19 patients that tech alone can't solve, says former HIMSS employee
Loneliness is an issue for COVID-19 patients that tech alone can't solve
Pharmacy
Compounded drug market needs transparency, more regulatory certainty, says Pew
Compounded drug market needs transparency
Population Health
SCOTUS ruling will make it harder for patients to get birth control
SCOTUS ruling will make it harder for patients to get birth control
Risk Management
Cybersecurity needs to be put in business terms
Cybersecurity needs to be put in business terms
Telehealth
Insurers need flexibility in benefit design to continue telehealth past the public health emergency
Insurers need flexibility in benefit design to continue telehealth
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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Videos

Future of clinical care: COVID-19's impact
Jun 04 | HIMSS TV
Future of clinical care: COVID-19's impact
Dr. Amy Compton-Phillips, EVP and chief clinical officer at Providence St. Joseph Health, discusses the COVID-19 ...
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Podimetrics turns to digital health to curb diabetic amputation rates
Jun 03 | HIMSS TV
Podimetrics turns to digital health to curb diabetic amputation rates
Dr. Jonathan Bloom, CEO of Podimetrics, discusses how his company is helping to monitor ...
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How cybersecurity leadership must prepare for a crisis
Jun 01 | HIMSS TV
How cybersecurity leadership must prepare for a crisis
"Cybersecurity Leadership" author Mansur Hasib, also known as "Dr. Cybersecurity," ...
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COVID-19 giving payers, providers taste for remote monitoring technologies
Jun 01 | HIMSS TV
COVID-19 giving payers, providers taste for remote monitoring technologies
Vivify Health CEO Eric Rock discusses the shifting expectations for connected health ...
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Cotiviti Outbreak Tracker hones in on COVID-19 hotspots
May 29 | HIMSS TV
Cotiviti Outbreak Tracker hones in on COVID-19 hotspots
Emad Rizk, MD, president and CEO of Cotiviti, explains how his company leverages claims and clinical data for ...
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How connected medical devices can cut down on coronavirus spread in hospitals
May 28 | HIMSS TV
How connected medical devices can cut down on coronavirus spread in hospitals
Capsule VP of Product Management Kevin Phillips explains how digital tools can be used ...
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Providing remote care: Now requisite for survival?
May 27 | HIMSS TV
Providing remote care: Now requisite for survival?
Remote monitoring is changing chronic care management, says Harry Soza, president and CEO of CAREMINDr.
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How coronavirus is exposing the need for real-time analytics
May 26 | HIMSS TV
How coronavirus is exposing the need for real-time analytics
Medicomp made early coronavirus-specific changes to its database and AI engine as the pandemic took hold ...
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How Sheba is pursuing perfection in Israel
May 22 | HIMSS TV
How Sheba is pursuing perfection in Israel
In this episode of The Alessi Agenda, Dr. Nathalie Bloch, head of big data and AI at the ARC Innovation Center at Sheba ...
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Coronavirus is rewriting expectations for virtual care
May 21 | HIMSS TV
Coronavirus is rewriting expectations for virtual care
Amwell CEO Dr. Roy Schoenberg discusses how COVID-19 has impacted his telehealth company and will continue to ...
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