The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights outlined several circumstances in which the disclosures of protected health information with public health authorities are permitted under HIPAA.
Category: Healthcare Finance News
Moderna vaccine rolls out amid miscommunication over Pfizer doses and new virus strain
Pfizer and Moderna vaccines provide protection against new strain of coronavirus, former FDA commissioner says.
Selecting the right vendor is key to improving the patient financial experience, finds KLAS
Important factors include interactive voice response and email communication from the vendor denoting a patient’s responsibility.
Tenet Healthcare to sell its urgent care locations to FastMed Urgent Care
With the agreement, FastMed will add 87 CareSpot and MedPost centers to their 104 locations in North Carolina, Arizona and Texas.
Walgreens begins administering the COVID-19 vaccine in select states
Walgreens and CVS are leading the effort for vaccinations of staff and residents of long-term care facilities.
FDA advisory committee approves Moderna vaccine for emergency use authorization
Today, pharmacies began administering Pfizer vaccine to residents and staff of long-term care facilities.
CMS creates direct contracting model to serve individuals dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid
The new opportunity will test how financial risk-sharing can reduce Medicare expenditures while preserving the quality of care for beneficiaries.
Costs, COVID-19 risk and delays top older adults’ concerns about seeking emergency care
Eighty-six percent cited risk of COVID-19 as something they’d take into account when deciding whether to seek emergency care.
HHS will provide additional COVID-19 tests to states and vulnerable populations in 2021
HHS is allocating an additional 30 million Abbott BinaxNOW tests for vulnerable groups such as nursing homes, HBCUs, tribes and more.
For-profit hospitals’ financial outlook is stable heading into 2021 despite COVID-19, Moody’s says
Patient volumes, adjusted admissions and federal funding contribute to the outlook, although outside factors could change this.
