Category: Healthcare Finance News

Health inequity solutions require data, analytics and awareness turned into action

ORLANDO – A panel of provider, payer and tech experts speaking at HIMSS22 went beyond the issue of health equity to address ways their organizations are tracking and helping to solve gaps.
An engaged crowd asked numerous questions after the session “Ad…

AI, machine learning can drive better hospice utilization

ORLANDO – More than 1.5 million Medicare beneficiaries were enrolled in hospice care for at least one day during 2018, a 17% jump in about four years. While hospice care is useful and compassionate, especially when focusing on quality of life for termi…

Machine learning, AI can help ease the trend of physician burnout

ORLANDO – Even before COVID-19 made the business of healthcare a nightmare for countless physicians and clinicians, burnout was a prevalent issue. And even the slow, still-ongoing emergence into normalcy hasn’t been enough to ease this trend: Clerical …

60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley addresses workforce challenges at HIMSS22

ORLANDO – 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley asked a panel of healthcare workforce professionals during HIMSS22 on Tuesday about what needs to be done to turn around resignations and burnout.
Eight percent of healthcare jobs are vacant, Pelley said,…

ACOs increase shared savings, but quality drops, data shows

The performance of Medicare Accountable care organizations has been mixed. When ACOs were first launched, the goal was to save costs and improve quality, with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services offering two different models with two differe…

Achieving health equity requires a data connected healthcare system, says CMS administrator

ORLANDO – Government health officials tied the importance of interoperability to health equity Tuesday during the HIMSS22 session “View From the Top: HIMSS Foundation Working Towards Health Equity.” 
Data exchange is needed to understand gaps in the sy…

Clinicians key when assessing EHR safety

ORLANDO – It’s been less than a year since the Department of Health and Human Services implemented a new measure to the Protect Patient Health Information objective requiring eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals to complete an annual assess…

Population health focus helped Baycare make the jump to value

ORLANDO – Value-based care will continue to accelerate, and the best way forward for health systems, from both a financial and clinical quality standpoint, is to have a clear transition plan and a robust population health framework.

Jury finds Sutter Health not guilty of imposing restrictive contracts on insurers

A jury has found Sutter Health not guilty of using its market power to force health insurance companies into using its hospitals and physicians.
Insurers were forced into higher-cost contracts even when less expensive options were available, according …

Two health systems are using digital tools and a personalized approach to retain staff

ORLANDO – Personalizing what nurses want for quality of life and career goals, using digital tools to free up their time and giving awareness to their hard work are solutions  two health systems are using to stem the Great Resignation.