Category: Healthcare Finance News

Why requiring nurses to have a bachelor’s degree can improve patient safety

Nurses who earned a BA reported being significantly better prepared than nurses with associate degrees in several areas of clinical care.

Trump Administration proposes new Medicare drug payment model to reduce costs

The International Pricing Index model would reset Medicare payments for physician-administered drugs.

Aetna CVS merger faces one last hurdle in New York

Superintendent Maria Vullo wants guardrails to ensure promised synergies result in cost savings for consumers.

American Medical Association upgrades mapping tool to help providers identify underserved areas

The mapping tool identifies health professional shortage areas, hospital locations, workforce trends, wellness barriers.

Physicians adverse to the financial risk of payment models that penalize for cost overruns

Many physician practices lack the experience with data management and analysis needed to perform well in alternative payment methods, study says.

BayCare Health puts self-service biometric kiosks in Publix grocery stores

Consumers can use the TechDecks to measure blood pressure, weight and other metrics, then send those to doctors at BayCare.

Technology key to curbing rate of claims denials for hospitals, health systems

Some providers see nine percent of their claims denied, and with each costing as much as $118, better processes can help realize cost savings.

Lawmakers ask CMS to reconsider ACO MSSP overhaul

ACOs in upside-only models need more than two years and the shared savings rate put forward by The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, lawmakers and stakeholders say.

Trump administration to expand use of HRAs to individual marketplace

The health reimbursement arrangements could be used to satisfy the employer mandate to offer coverage.

UChicago Medicine, Advocate Children’s, NorthShore form major pediatric collaboration to enhance care, access

The collaboration is effective immediately and builds on the recently-revealed joint operating agreement between Advocate Health Care and NorthShore.