Category: Healthcare Finance News

COVID-19 changing regulatory picture around medical devices and technology in healthcare

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the regulatory picture around medical devices and technology in healthcare, and the way in which those technologies are reimbursed; take telehealth for example, which has seen greater reimbursement flexibility from the…

CB Insights report: Global telehealth investment is still on the rise

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Hospitals no longer need to report their negotiated rates with Medicare Advantage payers

In a move praised by the American Hospital Association, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has repealed the mandate that hospitals report the median payer-specific negotiated charge they make with their Medicare Advantage payers on the Medi…

Consumers are increasingly turning to their pharmacies for health services, survey says

J.D. Power says the tides are changing in how consumers choose to receive their healthcare. 
 

Pfizer is looking for full approval of COVID-19 vaccine by Labor Day

Pfizer is expected to get full approval for its COVID-19 vaccine by Labor Day, according to The New York Times.
The Food and Drug Administration has not verified the timeline.

3M partners with Waystar on AI revenue capture

3M is partnering with Waystar on AI automated revenue capture for the over 6,000 health systems and hospitals nationwide that are clients of its Health Information Systems division. 

Acute care hospitals get a 2.5% pay increase in final rule

Acute care hospitals get a 2.5% pay rate increase for 2022 in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System final rule.

Kaiser sues Merck alleging ‘pay-for-delay’ anticompetitive agreement

Merck reaped billions while Kaiser and its members paid higher prices for two popular drugs to lower cholesterol, the lawsuit says.

AI, quantum computing and other technologies poised to transform healthcare

The COVID-19 pandemic has created numerous challenges in healthcare, but challenges can sometimes breed innovation. Technological innovation in particular is poised to change the way care is delivered, driving efficiency in the process. Efficiency will…

Healthcare will expand and deal with the fallout of COVID-19 for decades, says Fitch

The U.S. may have entered into a new phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the public health crisis is far from over and the nation’s hospitals and health systems will likely be dealing with its after effects for decades, according to new findings from F…