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Siloed technology and data create a big health system pain point
Healthcare executives need to address technology and data silos in their organizations, and none have confidence in facing the issue, according to findings by KLAS from its sixth annual Digital Health Investment Symposium. Providers told KLAS that a la…
Digital health advances end with the PHE
Congress added protections to keep telehealth and acute hospital care at home for two years after the public health emergency ends, but many questions remain as to how the expiration of PHE waivers will affect these two programs and others, according t…
Medicare Advantage plans get a proposed 1.03% payment increase in 2024
Medicare Advantage plans are expected to receive a 1.03% increase in revenue under the 2024 Advance Notice for the Medicare Advantage and Part D Prescription Drug Programs released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Wednesday.
Most healthcare CEOs, CFOs expect to maintain or increase revenue
While 58% of healthcare leaders expect a recession in the year ahead, more than nine out of 10 expect to maintain or increase revenue, according to a JPMorgan Chase survey. Seventy-one percent are optimistic about their own company’s performance.
Public health emergency to end on May 11
The COVID-19 public health emergency is ending on Thursday, May 11, according to the Office of Management and Budget.
CMS issues final rule on Medicare Advantage risk adjustment
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has finalized risk adjustment policies in a final rule to prevent overpayments to Medicare Advantage Organizations.
CMS opens ACA special enrollment period for those losing Medicaid coverage
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is opening a special Affordable Care Act enrollment period for beneficiaries losing Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Program coverage due to the end of the continuous enrollment requirement.
Telehealth payment parity only good through 2023
The federal government extended telehealth waivers for two years, but the current higher rate of reimbursement is in place only through the end of this year.
During the public health emergency, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reimburses …
How one health system developed AI to tackle patient safety
Sheba Medical Center is focused on using artificial intelligence to turn around statistics on patient safety.
“In terms of patient safety, we’ve made no progress over the past 30 years,” said Prof. Dr. Eyal Zimlichman, chief transformation and innovati…
The financial pressure for hospitals is not abating in 2023
The financial issues hospitals began to face at the start of the pandemic aren’t going away anytime soon, according to managing editors of Alvarez & Marsal, who advise healthcare executives on the best ways to move forward.
The pandemic exposed the str…
