Category: Healthcare Finance News

Healthcare interoperability expanded significantly in 2019, with more than 19 billion secure health data transactions

Health pros saw the benefits of leveraging patient information to enhance the prescribing process with greater automation and transparency.

ONC, CMS give some breathing room for interop rules during COVID-19

As healthcare organizations grapple with the coronavirus crisis, new flexibility includes three to six months of enforcement discretion for some – but not all – compliance dates.

Hospitals get $75 billion in new emergency funding package

Paycheck Protection Program will help smaller hospitals meet payroll and cover operating costs through forgivable loans.

U.S. hospitals are suffering financial damage due to COVID-19 pandemic, Kaufman Hall finds

Margins significantly across broader health systems, which often include substantial physician and ambulatory operations outside of the hospital.

Worker well-being on the decline amid pandemic, OptumHealth survey finds

Employees report worsening mental, social health due to COVID-19.

COVID-19 may permanently alter the telehealth landscape, from reimbursement to utilization

Lasting change will have to come from Congress, but there will be more of an impetus now that telehealth is getting its day in the sun.

Providers may earn MIPS credit for COVID-19 data reporting

Participation in the new COVID-19 clinical trials improvement activity carries a high weight from a scoring perspective.

Inpatient rehab facilities will get a 2.9% pay increase in CMS proposed rule

To ease physician burden during COVID-19, non-physician practitioners will be able to perform documentation duties.

Healthcare has an opportunity to improve patient engagement for those with traumatic brain injuries

Patient Engagement efforts could go further to ensure that patients with cognitive challenges receive the care they need.

CMS guidelines allow some hospitals to return to relative normal

The recommendations allow hospitals in areas with a low incidence of COVID-19 to schedule elective surgeries again.