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Reimbursement
U.S. hospitals and health systems face a long road to recovery
U.S. hospitals and health systems face a long road to recovery
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
Biden Administration secures supply of new COVID-19 therapeutic treatment
Administration secures new COVID-19 treatment
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
As insurers end grace period for COVID-19 hospital costs, out-of-pocket costs may rise
COVID-19 costs may rise as insurers' grace periods end
Patient Engagement
A more active role for consumers will decelerate health spending over the next two decades
Active consumers will decelerate health spending
Pharmacy
Here are the latest updates on the COVID-19 vaccine distribution
Here are the latest updates on the COVID-19 vaccine distribution
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
Cigna's Evernorth subsidiary purchasing MDLive in bid to expand telehealth services
Cigna's Evernorth purchasing telehealth provider MDLive
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Lyft responds to COVID-19 with essential care delivery program
Jan 29 | HIMSS TV
Lyft responds to COVID-19 with essential care delivery program
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Lawmakers seek to safeguard telehealth; AHA condemns most favored nation model
Jan 29 | HIMSS TV
Lawmakers seek to safeguard telehealth; AHA condemns most favored nation model
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How leveraging local intelligence can improve management of public health crises
Jan 28 | HIMSS TV
How leveraging local intelligence can improve management of public health crises
Professor Claudia Pagliari, director of global eHealth at the University of ...
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How outreach campaigns are helping overcome vaccine hesitancy
Jan 28 | HIMSS TV
How outreach campaigns are helping overcome vaccine hesitancy
Arcadia CMO Dr. Rich Parker says the company sends more than 1 million text messages in a frictionless ...
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2021 will bring more value-based care
Jan 27 | HIMSS TV
2021 will bring more value-based care
In 2021, telehealth visits will even out, IPOs will continue and venture eyes will remain on digital health, predicts Paul ...
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Seeing a light at the end of of the COVID-19 tunnel
Jan 25 | HIMSS TV
Seeing a light at the end of of the COVID-19 tunnel
Deep Dive: Although COVID-19 will remain a challenge in 2021, the vaccines raise hope that progress is being made ...
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Women's health in 2021: What to expect
Jan 25 | HIMSS TV
Women's health in 2021: What to expect
Varsha Rao, CEO of Nurx, talks about the trends in women's health that are propelling telemedicine into the new year.
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Biden unveils aggressive healthcare agenda; YouTube forms health partnerships team
Jan 22 | HIMSS TV
Biden unveils aggressive healthcare agenda; YouTube forms health partnerships team
This week's top stories include President Biden appointing new coronavirus ...
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Telehealth will propel chronic care in 2021
Jan 21 | HIMSS TV
Telehealth will propel chronic care in 2021
Amwell CEO Roy Schoenberg talks about how telehealth jumped ahead generations in 2020 and what he is excited about for ...
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Investing in digital tools for seniors to continue in 2021
Jan 20 | HIMSS TV
Investing in digital tools for seniors to continue in 2021
Sarah Jones, VP at Best Buy Health, shares her thoughts about the future of telehealth, senior care and ...
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