More substantive improvements occurred in Canada as compared to the U.S. suggesting recommendations work best with policy change.
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Managed care, revenue cycle performance strategies critical to increasing payer yields
Understanding contract loopholes, and being self-advocates during negotiations, can help community hospitals increase their collections.
More than $2 billion in fraud recoveries collected from healthcare companies last year
Providers warned to stay vigilant as financial and political incentives remain strong to bring False Claims Act cases.
Swedish analysis suggests World Health Organization may be underestimating spread of COVID-19 coronavirus
The COVID-19 virus may be at least as transmissible as SARS; WHO officials cautioned it’s too early to tell if the spread will keep slowing.
HHS collaborates on development of coronavirus treatment, vaccine
World Health Organization says it hopes to have a candidate vaccine in 16 weeks.
Out-of-network primary care tied to rising ACO costs
Decreasing the percentage of primary care delivered out-of-network across all ACOs by 0.1% could save Medicare $45 million a year.
Over half of patients are not taking a drug due to cost, survey shows
Millennials in particular want a discussion with their provider and will choose their physician, based on the cost of drugs.
CarePoint hospitals require financial intervention, legislators say
New Jersey legislators told the governor they want CarePoint finances and transactions closely watched, in light of allegations of financial irregularities.
Forecasting the future of HL7 FHIR at HIMSS20
In Orlando, health IT professionals will get an update on what FHIR currently can and can’t do – and what to expect from it going forward.
Coronavirus transmission has slowed, World Health Organization announces
WHO stopped short of calling the COVID-9 coronavirus a pandemic, saying much of its spread is still localized to China.
