Category: Healthcare Finance News

CMS worked ‘to keep hospital payments as steady as possible’ in inpatient rule

Healthcare experts, such as Caitlin Sheetz, director and head of Analytics for ADVI, are still combing through everything in the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System and Long Term Care Hospital propos…

Biden administration to waive intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines

President Joe Biden’s administration this week said it will support the waiver of intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines, allowing developing nations to produce vaccines created by pharmaceutical companies in an effort to further limit…

Hospital leaders urge vaccinations to protect children as COVID-19 cases surge in Michigan

Michigan is currently experiencing a rise in COVID-19 cases, and in response, leaders from 14 hospitals in the state have published a letter urging the public to get vaccines for children who aren’t able to, citing the high number of children who have …

CEO Coalition commits to physical, psychological and emotional workplace safety

Ten hospital and health system CEOs have created a Declaration of Principles to protect their healthcare workforce.

Telehealth can increase nurse workloads, study shows

The use of in-home monitoring for Type 2 diabetes and hypertension patients led to twice as many activities completed by nurses.

Top 5 nightmares hiding in a healthcare organization’s unstructured data

An AI expert reveals his gravest concerns with dangers lurking in the information in EHRs and other systems.

Humana collaborating with providers to offer value-based care for those with original Medicare

Health insurer Humana will begin contracting with healthcare providers to offer coordinated care for patients who are beneficiaries of original Medicare.

Biden sets new goal of 70% of adults getting the COVID-19 vaccine by July 4

As the push to get more Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 continues, President Joe Biden’s administration has set a new goal: getting 70% of adults at least one vaccine dose, and 160 million Americans fully vaccinated, by July 4.

HHS directing about $1 billion from American Rescue Plan for rural COVID-19 response

As part of the American Rescue Plan, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will make $1 billion available to strengthen the COVID-19 response and vaccination efforts in rural communities.

Cigna won’t receive $1.85 billion from the breakup with Anthem, court rules

The Delaware Supreme Court ruled Monday that health insurer Cigna won’t receive a $1.85 billion breakup fee after the dissolution of its attempted merger with Anthem. Neither entity will receive any funds for the breakup, the court decided, backing up …