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AMA applauds MedPAC for acknowledging physician pay gap
The American Medical Association is thanking the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) for acknowledging during its meeting on Thursday what it called the growing gap between the costs of practicing medicine and what Medicare pays.
Clinicians need the right messaging to pay attention to cybersecurity
BOSTON – The issue with cybersecurity from a clinical point of view is that physicians and nurses just want things to work. They often want cybersecurity to be bolted on to make patient information secure, according to experts speaking during the HIMSS…
How hospitals can financially measure the risk of cybersecurity attacks
BOSTON – The question that arises when the topic of risk quantification comes up in healthcare is, “How much is it going to cost me?” said Jack Lewin, speaking during the HIMSS Healthcare Security Forum in Boston.
“How do we value the healthcare data …
CMS releases Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes Proposed Rule
In a newly proposed rule, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is changing prior authorization standards to speed up the time it takes for payers to approve the requests and is implementing HL7 FHIR standards to support an electronic process….
Medical devices are inherently vulnerable to security breaches
BOSTON – Medical devices are inherently vulnerable to security breaches, according to Anand Oswal, senior vice president and general manager of Palo Alto Networks, speaking at the HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum here on Monday.
Advocate Aurora and Atrium Health complete merger
Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health have completed their merger after a delay in approval from The Illinois Health Facilities & Services Review Board.
HIMSSCast: Geisinger’s automation strategy frees clinicians to spend more time with patients
Freeing up clinician time is no easy task, but Geisinger’s move towards automation has cut down on the operational and administrative workload burden. Bots now do much of the mundane documentation and reporting work. It’s part of a strategic plan the P…
Revenue cycles challenged by mandates of No Surprises Act
The No Surprises Act has reportedly done its job in preventing an estimated 9 million surprise medical bills since going into effect at the start of this year, but for providers, the law has created a revenue cycle and regulatory quagmire.
Payment rate…
Half of hospitals will operate in the red this years, report says
Hospitals are nearing the end of the year with negative margins, with expenses, staff shortages, and fewer patient discharges driving poor performance, according to the latest National Hospital Flash Report from Kaufman Hall.
Median operating margins…
Texas Medical Association files another lawsuit against No Surprises Act
The Texas Medical Association has filed its third lawsuit against the No Surprises Act.
