Non-profit hospitals on track for higher operating cash flow and continuing M&A activity, though demographic and policy risks remain
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Accessing medical records improves patient care, but only 10% of patients do so
Use was disproportionately low across all hospital types, suggesting there’s more hospitals could be going to get more people to use the record.
Health and Human Services appeals site neutral payments ruling
Beyond cost, CMS said it adopted the lower payments for hospital outpatient facilities as a method to control unnecessary increases in the volume of services furnished there.
CMS to pay hospitals millions in site neutral payments for 2019
The AHA is calling on CMS to "abandon further illegal cuts for 2020" that CMS says would save Medicare $800 million.
Kaiser Permanente names Greg Adams new chairman and CEO
Before his interim appointment, Adams was Kaiser Permanente’s executive vice president and group president.
Ten former NFL players charged with alleged fraud of healthcare benefit program for retired players
Cigna detected and reported the alleged fraud, in which the former players allegedly submitted over $3.9 million in false claims.
Republican satisfaction with U.S. healthcare costs is on the upswing, finds Gallup
For Democrats and independents, the trend is more or less flat, with cost satisfaction clocking in at 9 and 25%, respectively.
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.
