Category: Healthcare Finance News

The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic is influencing consumer healthcare behavior — and some changes may stick

Consumers may take a more active role in managing health and participating in a system that is essentially being remade.

Supreme Court rules for insurers in risk corridors case

The ACA promised the funds for three years to make up for any losses by insurers for jumping into the market and keeping premiums relatively low.

Artificial Intelligence holds promise in improving revenue cycle management in healthcare

By automating certain data-driven tasks, administrative waste can be dramatically reduced and RCM operations can move more efficiently.

Prior authorization requirements have been eased during the COVID-19 pandemic, but frustrations remain

Providers should seek ways to automate the process as much as possible to curtail the manual work involved.

Your stories: Through the eyes of a COVID nurse who tested positive

A Long Island nurse shares a journal of the crisis from the beginning.

HIMSSCast: The financial toll of COVID-19 for health systems

With Christopher Kerns, Advisory Board’s Vice President, Executive Insights.

UnitedHealth Group collaborates to deploy 3,000 emergency ventilators

The ventilators allow “patients who wouldn’t otherwise have the opportunity to survive, to survive,” says Dr. Stephen Richardson.

The most promising strategies for defeating coronavirus are vaccines and antivirals, review shows

Gene therapy delivered through the adeno-associated virus is likely the most attractive alternative treatment until a vaccine is produced.

Cigna, New York Life create fund for grieving families

The Brave Heart Fund is starting with seed funds of $25 million with the goal to raise at least $100 million.

The future of work in an age of digital transformation

Health systems which invest in the digital employee experience will emerge as an employer of choice and retain staff.