Organizations should ensure standards of care are maintained despite the increase in healthcare utilization.
Category: Healthcare Finance News
HHS awards nearly $165 million to rural hospitals and telehealth centers
The funds will go to 1,779 small rural hospitals and to 14 Telehealth Resource Centers.
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.
