Category: Healthcare Finance News

Primary care doctors say they’re not ready for the next COVID-19 surge

Primary care practices are feeling the pressure on multiple fronts, from a lack of PPE to ever-thinning margins and fewer patients.

Harvard Pilgrim is providing $30 million in premium credits to all its fully-insured employer groups

The insurer will provide an additional $6 million in financial support to independent primary care physicians and community health centers.

MENTAL Health Challenge seeks digital platform to combat loneliness

The challenge aims to combat the loneliness that older adults, people with disabilities and veterans experience, especially during pandemic.

Healthcare mergers and acquisitions are down, but not as much as anticipated

There was only a slight year-over-year dip in transactions recorded during the second quarter, suggesting a continued strategic rationale.

Blue Shield California’s Health Reimagined ties provider pay to quality and patient satisfaction

A real-time claims initiative is available statewide to help generate better cash flow for providers facing economic hardship during COVID-19.

Telehealth is an important tool for rural hospitals in treating COVID-19, research shows

Despite the benefits, barriers remain in place, preventing the widespread, long-term use of the service.

Ten indicted in $1.4B multi-state hospital testing fraud scheme

The defendants allegedly used their management companies to take over rural hospitals in financial trouble and then used them to bill for testing.

National stockpiling standards are needed to address product shortages, Premier says

A national strategy is needed to avoid redirecting supplies away from front-line caregivers, the survey concluded.

Encounter notifications spur a better transition of care that prevents readmissions

Providers can reduce liability, avoid readmissions, prevent costs, and have greater patient satisfaction through a transition of care protocol.

Trinity Heath anticipates $2 billion in losses and further layoffs as COVID-19 continues

The health system said federal funding doesn’t cover operating losses incurred during the public health crisis.