Category: Healthcare Finance News

A study in collaboration: 24 hospitals, one health record

The ONE initiative in northeastern Ontario ties 24 acute care hospitals to a single and shared electronic health information system. 
ONE — One Person, One Record, One System — uses standardized, evidence-based clinical best practices across two doze…

Judge rules in favor of HHS in health plan lawsuit on Medicare Advantage star rating calculations

The health plans contend they lost their ability to improve their star ratings due to the CMS interim final rule.

Cost-sharing waivers for COVID-19 patients had substantial financial impact

Insurers should be mandated to continue to waive inpatient out-of-pocket costs, report says.

AHIP updates mission in bid to rebrand, commits to mental health and chronic care

Quality care, affordable coverage and collaboration with insurers are among the new tenets of the organization’s mission statement.

Sentara Healthcare, Cone Health call off affiliation

The organizations said their respective communities and stakeholders would be better served independently.

DOC bill would permanently fund physician training to serve high need areas 

Physician shortages in primary care, which were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, would get a boost from a new bill called the Doctors of Community Act.

CEO Coalition readies to take action to support hospital staff

A Declaration of Principles includes psychological and emotional wellbeing, justice and physical safety, says UCLA Hospital System CEO Johnese Spisso.

HHS launches venture capital partnership on technology to combat future pandemics

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has entered into its first ever venture capital partnership, a public-private agreement that’s ultimately meant to combat future pandemics and other types of health emergencies.

Baycare Health System sees transformational technology as the road to COVID-19 recovery

Telehealth, work-from-home arrangements and other swift changes have paved a path forward to renewed financial health.

Lifelong learning in a chaotic environment

Healthcare workers, especially those on the front lines, have been battling COVID-19, as well as burnout. Workforce shortages, which existed prior to the pandemic, are predicted to grow as clinicians either retire or declare, “Enough!” How can this be …