A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by 117 employees at Houston Methodist Hospital who had sought an injunction against the hospital’s mandate to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or face termination.
Category: Healthcare Finance News
Providence, Kaiser Permanente announce plans to build new hospital in Southern California
Expected to open in 2026, the new hospital will replace the Providence St. Mary Medical Center in Apple Valley.
Young people drove ER utilization for suicide attempts during the COVID-19 pandemic
Emergency department utilization has spiked this year due in large part to suspected suicide attempts by peple ages 12-17, many of them girls, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
During 20…
Revenue cycle directors deal with a competitive market for staff as elective care returns
COVID-19 created a new remote administrative workforce. Now, nearing the end of the pandemic, bringing staff back in-house may not be ideal, especially during a competitive environment for coding and billing talent.
All but those on the front end of th…
HHS providing $424 million to rural health clinics for COVID-19 testing
As part of the American Rescue Plan, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration, is providing $424.7 million in funding to more than 4,200 Rural Health Clinics for COVID-19 testing and mit…
COVID-19 having an impact on physicians’ salaries, though pay remains high
Physicians’ earnings are on the rise, but the coronavirus has had a dampening effect, and many practices are struggling.
AHA asks UnitedHealthcare to roll back emergency department claims policy
The American Hospital Association has sent a letter to UnitedHealthcare urging the health insurer to rescind a new policy that would allow it to retroactively reject emergency department claims.
AI embedded in the EHR helps prevent adverse medication interactions
Hospital executives were given a cost-benefit analysis of error avoidance with an estimated savings of $6 million a year.
UnitedHealthcare temporarily reverses ER claims denial policy after backlash
Pressure from industry groups caused the insurer to balk, though the policy is still slated to take effect when the pandemic ends.
