Category: Healthcare Finance News

Roper St. Francis Healthcare launches multi-hospital tele-ICU initiative with Advanced ICU Care

The bedside teams at RSFH’s three hospitals will be supported on a 24/7 basis by Advanced ICU Care’s team of intensivists and nurses.

Rival surprise billing plan unveiled by Ways and Means

The American Hospital Association is against an earlier proposal because disputes would be settled through lower reimbursement benchmark rates.

Telehealth laws and regulations in 2019 have set the stage for increased access and use

As the care delivery platform becomes more legitimate and accepted, governments, payers and providers are coping with the changes it will bring.

Trade deal takes away pharma’s biologic exclusivity and promotes drug competition

Intellectual property protections are needed for the ongoing discovery of drug treatments, PhRMA says.

Job opportunities for physicians increase by 5% as demand surges, though worries about a shortage remain

Physician compensation has also increased, and in New Orleans, pay growth hit 10%.

Supreme Court hears case over $12 billion insurers say they are owed in risk corridors payments

In a move insurers considered a bait and switch, Congress limited the funding available to compensate insurers for their losses.

Machine learning, AI, telemedicine and other technologies will pose data security risks, says Dr. John Halamka

While the shift is necessary the transition period will likely see hackers targeting newly vulnerable information, said Halamka.

Millennials, Gen Xers less satisfied with health plans, new survey shows

Incentive for healthy behaviors was the biggest demand from those who took the survey, with 46% saying it was missing from their plans.

Getting a handle on identity and access in healthcare isn’t just a technology problem

The challenge organizations face is that each person needs one identity attached to them.

Cybersecurity needs to be put in business terms

Anah Santiago of Christiana Care Health System, Omar Khawaja of HM Health Solutions, Denise Anderson of H-ISAC and Brian Selfridge of Meditology Services, discuss risk management during HIMSS' Healthcare Security Forum in Boston.
IT security is a legacy word, says Brian Selfridge: “This isn’t cybersecurity, this is risk.”