Category: Healthcare Finance News

ACAP asks CMS to extend prior authorization proposed rule comment period

The group said the complexity of the proposed rule necessitates a longer window in which to conduct a thorough review.

Northwell launches new app through Apple to deliver teaching tips to trainees and faculty

The app uses a pedagogical approach that involves close interaction between instructors and their classrooms.

PhRMA is granted temporary injunction against favored nation rule 

The American Hospital Association is also against the rule that was to have gone into effect on January 1, 2021. 

Here are the latest updates on the COVID-19 vaccine distribution

This is our continuing coverage of the steps being taken to get every American inoculated against the coronavirus.

The move to value accelerates in 2021, spurred by lack of fee-for-service payments during pandemic

CMMI is expected to release fewer, but bigger payment models and more that are mandatory.

U.S. government agrees to purchase 100 million additional Pfizer vaccines

Officials are confident that this deal will ensure that there are enough vaccines available for every American who wants one by June 2021.

St. Joseph’s Health increased annual charges by $40M with new RCM tech

  Critical care building, St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, Paterson, New Jersey
“A big contributing factor to this success was the creation of auto-text templates for common procedures, all pre-verified by coders to meet billing requirements,” said the health system’s CMIO.

Mayo Clinic COVID-19 patients likely had better outcomes thanks to RPM

The health system found that patients who received care at their facilities had lower observed mortality rates than the national average, and remote patient monitoring may have been one difference-maker.

Oak Street Health opens three new clinics at Walmart supercenters in Texas

The clinics offer primary and urgent care services, as well as extended office hours for walk-ins, same-day appointments and scheduled appointments.

AHIP protests repeal of antitrust exemptions for health insurers

Consumer Reports hails passage as being good for providers who feel pressured into contract terms that benefit insurers.