KLAS: Epic, MEDITECH Lead Patient Accounting Vendors
Top Healthcare Fraud Takedowns of 2020
Appeals Court Throws Out Hospital Price Transparency Challenge
Independent Medical Groups Increased Profit Per Provider in 2019
Providers Seek to Stop Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement
Predictive Healthcare Forecasting Key to Provider Survival in 2021
10 Hospital Service Lines Most Impacted by COVID-19
ACOs Fear Direct Contracting Options Stray Too Far From Providers
Latest COVID-19 Surges Impact Hospital Operating Margins
CMS to Audit Some Hospitals for Price Transparency Compliance
UPDATED: Congress Approves COVID-19 Stimulus, Gives $3B to Provider Relief Fund
AMA Creates CPT Codes for AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine
Year in Review: Most Read Revenue Cycle Management Stories of 2020
HHS Doles Out $24.5B in Latest Provider Relief Fund Distribution
US Healthcare Spending Hit High of $3.8T After Rising 4.6% in 2019
Key Considerations for COVID-19 Vaccine Billing and Coding
Providers, Lawmakers Say #StopTheCuts to Physician Fee Schedule
Rapid Pace of Health System Consolidation to Continue, Experts Say
Hospitals File Lawsuit to Settle 340B Issues with Pharma
Provider Groups Leery of New Surprise Billing Legislation
US Healthcare Spending Declines from COVID-19, But Remains High
Healthcare Facilities Implement PPE Crisis Standards of Care
Court Rejects FTC Case Against Philly Healthcare Merger Deal
Bipartisan COVID-19 Relief Bill Would Add to Provider Relief Fund
Primary Care Spending Declining Despite Well-Known Health Benefits
VillageMD, Walgreens to Open 40 Primary Care Clinics in 2021
Making Data Sharing A Condition in Value-Based Contracts
Hospital Claim Denials Up for Most, Driven by Prior Authorizations
CMS Provides Billing Codes for Regeneron’s COVID-19 Antibody Drug
Intermountain-Sanford Deal Off, Other Healthcare Merger News
Managing Telemedicine Risks During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Hospitals Criticize Major Policy Moves in 2021 OPPS Final Rule
CMS Announces A New Value-Based Direct Contracting Model
Provider Groups Update Guidance on Maintaining Surgery Amid COVID-19
CMS Releases 2021 OPPS Final Rule, Eliminates Inpatient Only List
CMS Finalizes 2021 Physician Fee Schedule, Including E/M Changes
Hospital Margins, Volumes Still Falling Months into Pandemic
Payers, Providers Need Data to Talk Value-Based Care
CMS Hospital At Home Model Seeks to Boost Capacity During COVID-19
New ICD-10 Codes, MS-DRG Assignments for COVID-19 Coming Jan. 1
Medical Billing a Challenge for Struggling Primary Care Practices
HHS Clarifies Debated Provider Relief Fund Reporting Requirements
3 Ways Health Systems Are Preparing for a COVID-19 Vaccine
Slow Hospital Visit Recovery Suggests Telehealth Here to Stay
HHS Overhauls Key Healthcare Fraud Laws to Advance Value-Based Care
Breaking from Traditional Healthcare Budgeting During Modern Times
FTC Looks to Block Acquisition of 2 Tenet Hospitals in Memphis
Providers Say They Need More Financial Aid As COVID-19 Cases Rise
As COVID-19 Surges Again, Hospital Staffing Shortages Worsen
ACOs, Population-Based APMs Most Effective at Lowering Costs
Healthcare Providers Tell Trump to Give Biden COVID-19 Data ASAP
Medicare FFS Improper Payments Down by $15B Since 2016
VA Rule Allows Interstate Care Delivery, Promotes Care Access
Financial Incentives Biggest Barrier to Social Determinants of Health
Vital Insights from 10 Years of Malpractice Claims
Providers Overhauling Patient Collections Strategies For COVID-19
Rural-Urban Primary Care Workforce Disparities on the Rise
Key Considerations for Providers Thinking of Capitation Payments
CMS Details Medicare Payment for New COVID-19 Antibody Drug
AMA Updates CPT Code Set to Include COVID-19 Vaccine Codes
CDC: 1 in 11 COVID-19 Inpatients Experience a Hospital Readmission
Most Physicians Prefer Single-Payer Option Over Medicare For All
Telehealth Billing Leveled Out in August, But Still Up 3,552%
Deadline to Provide Billing Info for Advance APM Bonus Approaches
Shifting the Mindset for Staff Modeling in Emergency Medicine
Patients Want Healthcare Price Transparency, But Few Seek It Out
51 Organizations Join New Direct Contracting Opportunity from CMS
Variation in Medicare Spending Narrows as Top-Spenders Cut Costs
CMS Finalizes 1.9% Boost for Medicare Home Health Reimbursement
Most Facilities in Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program Penalized
CMS Expands Medicare Reimbursement for Home Dialysis, ESRD
81% of Physicians Still Providing Fewer In-Person Visits, AMA Finds
A Specialty Group’s Revenue Cycle Automation Journey
CMS Releases Initial Quality Payment Program Results for 2019
Transitioning to Value-Based Care While Reducing Risks
10 Major Healthcare Merger & Acquisition Deals Announced in 2020
Health Systems Losing Money on Employed Physicians During COVID-19
CMS Sets Medicare Reimbursement Rate for COVID-19 Vaccine
3 Strategies for Medical Practice Excellence in the Era of COVID-19
CMS Wants to Streamline DMEPOS Reimbursement, Boost Rural Pay
After Pushback, HHS Revises Provider Relief Fund Reporting Rules
Providers Want Congress to Pause Medicare Sequester in 2021, Too
Intermountain, Sanford Announce Intended Healthcare Merger Deal
CMS Pushes Back Launch of Radiation Oncology Model
Providers Want Innovation, Disruption for Revenue Cycle Management
Lawmakers Seek Bipartisan Solution for Physician Fee Schedule Cuts
Court Denies Requests to Revisit 340B, Site-Neutral Payment Cases
Over 40% of Hospitals Seeing Bad Debt, Uncompensated Care Increase
Successful Practices Invest in Business Office, Clinical Support
Hospitals to See 10% Fewer Total Admissions Than Projected in 2020
CMS Reduces Medicare Reimbursement Rate for Some COVID-19 Tests
Baptist Memorial Health Care Enhances Patient Collections with IVR
How Anesthesiologists Can Keep The Revenue Cycle From Going Under
Top 4 Hospital Chargemaster Management Challenges
CMS Provides Medicare Reimbursement for More Telehealth During PHE
Senators Call for Changes to Provider Relief Fund Reporting
Designing Alternative Payment Models for Health System Resiliency
Limited Reimbursement Paid Out for Uninsured COVID-19 Treatment
Top 3 Concerns with the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule
How Sharp HealthCare is Winning at Revenue Cycle Management
Atrium Health, Wake Forest Baptist Health Finalize Merger
CMS Amends Repayment Terms for Accelerated, Advance Payments
3 Ways to Improve Medical Coding Quality for Accurate Reimbursement
Healthcare Merger and Acquisition Activity Increased in Q3 2020
CMS Releases Guidance on COVID-19 Data Reporting as Medicare CoP
AMA Adds CPT Codes for Multi-Virus Tests for COVID-19, Flu
What Contributes to High US Healthcare Spending?
How Revenue Cycle Technology Got Patients Back to the Office
Advocate Aurora, Beaumont Health Call Off Healthcare Merger Deal
HHS Distributes Another $20B in Provider Relief Funds
Navigating the Public Health Emergency in Emergency Medicine
Non-COVID-19 Hospital Admissions Have Only Partially Rebounded
Top 10 Accountable Care Organizations by Shared Savings in 2019
Hospital Revenue Cycle IT Budgets to Take a Hit After COVID-19
Lawmakers Provide Accelerated, Advance Medicare Payment Relief
AHA: Reinstate June’s Provider Relief Fund Reporting Requirements
CMS Streamlines CLIA Certification to Expand COVID-19 Testing
August Was a Setback for Hospital Financial Recovery, Report Shows
White House Gives Congress Until Dec. 31 to Ban Surprise Billing
A Unique IPA Centers on Social Determinants of Health
Private Payers Outpace Public Insurance in Value-Based Care Push
Preparing Providers for Full MACRA Implementation in 2022
How FTC’s New Merger Retrospective Program Will Impact Healthcare
Clinicians Overwhelmingly Agree Primary Care Has Not Rebounded
CMS to Expand Prior Authorizations for Certain Ambulance Transports
HHS Releases Reporting Requirements for COVID-19 Relief Payments
Most ACOs Worried About Rising Advanced APM Thresholds Next Year
AHA Contests Study on High Hospital Prices for Privately Insured
How Independent Practices Can Come Out of COVID-19 Stronger
CMS Finalizes Alternative Payment Models for Specialty Care
How Emergency Departments Can Overcome Revenue Cycle Challenges
Top Ways to Improve Collection of Patient Financial Responsibility
ED, Inpatient Volumes Stuck Despite Some Hospital Visit Recovery
Multi-Payer Alignment Key to Advancing Value-Based Care in Medicaid
Chronic Care Management Code Use Increases, But Uptake Still Lagging
Major Changes Coming to BPCI Advanced Clinical Episodes, Prices
Health Systems Considering Remote Revenue Cycle Management
Medicare Shared Savings Program Saved a Record $1.19B in 2019
Hospitals Wage War with Pharma Over 340B Drug Pricing Program Cuts
Enterprise Strategy for Revenue Cycle Tech Not Fully Realized Yet
Telehealth Reimbursement Just for Value-Based Providers Post-COVID?
Preparing for Hospital Price Transparency Rule Compliance
Clinicians Serving Socially At-Risk at a Disadvantage Under MIPS
AMA Introduces CPT Code to Account for COVID-19 Safety Protocols
OIG to Audit Medicare Payments for COVID-19 Discharges
Coronavirus Pandemic Impacts Value-Based Contracts
Provider Compensation Rose 3.79% But Is Low Productivity a Problem?
Closer Look at the Inpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule
Healthcare Still Waiting on $121B in COVID-19 Financial Relief
CMS Finalizes FY 2021 Inpatient Prospective Payment System Rule
Home Health Payments Much Lower Than Expected Under New Model
Primary Care Is Staying Open, But Practice Management Issues Persist
2021 CPT Code Set Simplifies E/M Coding, Adds COVID-19 Tests
Providers Price Gouging Out-of-Network COVID-19 Tests, AHIP Says
Providers Confused by COVID-19 Coding, Claim Requirements
Is the Doctor’s Office Dead? Practice of Primary Care Goes Virtual
Private Equity-Acquired Hospitals Charge More for Common Services
AHA Slams Big Pharma Over Efforts to Limit 340B Drug Discounts
CMS Makes COVID-19 Data Reporting a Condition of Participation
Average Physician Assistant Compensation Grew to $111K in 2019
Hospital Operating Margins Down 96% As Volumes Remain Low
Lawsuit Alleges HCA Endangers Workers, Community During COVID-19
Surprise Billing Price Controls Decreasing Care Quality in CA
Children’s Hospitals Get $1.4B in Coronavirus Relief Funds
After COVID-19, Radiology to Rethink Revenue Cycle Management
Could COVID-19 Spell the End of Independent Physician Practices?
Healthcare Providers Did Not Take On More Financial Risk in 2019
Outpatient Volumes Plateau, Except in COVID-19 Hot Spots
FAH Asks Congress to Delay Recoupment of Advance Medicare Payments
CMS Updates Medicare Billing Rules for 20% Add-On COVID-19 Payment
CMS Doles Out $15M in Fines to Nursing Homes During COVID-19
HCCI: Physician Prices 122% of Medicare Rates on Average
Provider Consolidation Substantial, Particularly Among Physicians
PCPs Paid Under Global Capitation Deliver Higher Quality Care
Providers Want Budget Neutrality Waived for E/M Payment Changes
AMA Announces New CPT Codes for Coronavirus Testing
CMS Unveils New Value-Based Care, ACO Options for Rural Providers
AHA Wants More Payback Options for Accelerated Medicare Payments
Medicaid Enrollment Grew by 2.3M People at Start of the Pandemic
CMS Provides Medicare Wage Index Data for Reclassification
Providers Fear Growing Uninsured Rate to Keep Patient Volumes Down
Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility PPS Rule for FY 2021 Finalized
Surprise Billing Action Needed, But Hospitals Urge Congress to Wait
Provider Relief Fund Deadline Extended for Medicaid Providers
CMS Resumes RAC Audits, Other Medical Review Activities
CMS to Boost Outpatient Reimbursement, Remove Inpatient Only List
CMS Proposes to Boost Office Visit Pay, Expand Telehealth Coverage
Hospitals Lose Case Challenging 340B Hospital Payment Reduction
CMS Finalizes 2.2% Boost in Skilled Nursing Facility Reimbursement
CMS Pays for Coronavirus Counseling, Other COVID-19 Billing Updates
Some Alternative Payment Models Are Improving Behavioral Health
In the Final Hours, Providers Prepare for Repayment of Medicare Loans
Medicare Payments Top $2.8B for COVID-19 Hospitalizations, So Far
Hospitals Can Sell Patient Bad Debt to Charitable Orgs, OIG Says
AHA, AAMC Want Rehearing for Hospital Site-Neutral Payment Case
Medical Billing Mistakes for Malnutrition Led to $1B in Overpayments
Lawmakers Propose Changes to MACRA to Boost ACO, APM Participation
HHS Extends Public Health Emergency, COVID-19 Payment Flexibility
HHS Provides More Details on Provider Relief Fund Reporting
Optimizing Self-Pay Collection to Aid Patients, Revenue During COVID-19
New Physician Compensation, Recruitment Take a Hit During Pandemic
Half of Hospitals to Operate in the Red By Year’s End
Estimate Shows Uninsured Population Rising by 2.9M By End of 2020
COVID-19 Test Prices Set by Hospitals Range from $20 to $850
CMS to Assess Telehealth Reimbursement Rates Post-Pandemic
Hospitals in COVID-19 Hot Spots to Receive $10B in Relief Funds
Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Hospital Site-Neutral Payments
Value-Based Incentives Didn’t Reduce Hospital-Acquired Infections
Banner Health Adopts Cerner’s Revenue Cycle Management Product
Hospital Exec, Others Charged in $1.4B Rural Hospital Fraud Scheme
Amazon Launches Health Centers to Boost Employee Access to Care
Healthcare Providers Receive Most Paycheck Protection Program Loans
AMGA Calls for Medicare Shared Savings Program Changes Amid COVID-19
Medicaid Alternative Payment Model Reduces Imaging, Costs
Sound Advice: Transitioning to Value-Based Hospital Medicine
TX Hospitals to Receive $1B Boost in Medicaid Reimbursement
Standalone ACOs Saved More Than Hybrid Medical Home Models
98% of Eligible Clinicians Avoided a MIPS Penalty in 2018
Telehealth Billing Increased 8,336% from April 2019 to April 2020
How Providers, Suppliers Aim to Shore Up the Healthcare Supply Chain
Layoffs Continue as Primary Care Braces for Return to Pre-COVID Pay
CMS Proposes Medicare Payment for Use of Home Dialysis Machines
President Signs Off on Paycheck Protection Program Extension
Hospital Merger and Acquisition Activity Withstands COVID-19 Slump
Key COVID-19 Claim Denial Trends Arising from the CARES Act
HHS Reduces Medicare Appeals Backlog by 43%
AHA’s List of COVID-19 Flexibilities That Should Stay and Go
Hospitals Call for Delay of Price Transparency Rule Due to COVID-19
CMS Releases Initial Report on Risk-Based Bundled Payment Model
AHA Projects $323B in COVID-19 Hospital Financial Losses in 2020
Beyond the Pandemic: Telemedicine Reimbursement and Health Policy
Primary Care Practices to Take $15B Hit from Early COVID-19 Response
New CPT Code Expands COVID-19 Coding, Billing to Antigen Tests
AAMC Predicts Physician Shortage to Hit Between 54K to 139K by 2033
Prior Authorization Burden Continues to Rise, Physicians Report
Healthcare Enterprise Resource Planning Systems Going to the Cloud
1 in 5 Adults Reporting Job, Coverage Disruption Now Uninsured
Judge Dismisses Case Against New Hospital Price Transparency Rule
Efficiency Key to Health System Financial Stability After COVID-19
CMS: Value-Based Reimbursement Key to Addressing Health Disparities
AHA Wants Extension of Emergency Declaration, COVID-19 Flexibilities
How Value-Based Payments Support Physicians During a Crisis
FAH Wants More Time, Lower Rates on Advance Medicare Payments
Mobile Tech Key to Patient Financial Experience During COVID-19
Medical Groups At Least A Year Away from Recovering Revenue Losses
OIG Recovered Over $1.5B From Healthcare Fraud Schemes, So Far
ACOs Can Grow Value-Based Payment in Medicare, But Changes Needed
Advocate Aurora, Beaumont Health Explore Healthcare Merger Deal
3 Keys to Healthcare Staffing at NYC H+H During COVID-19
Skilled Nursing Facilities Facing a Financial Crisis from COVID-19
Coronavirus May Reshape Investment, Value-Based Reimbursement
Mending Payer Relations Smooths Revenue Cycle at Northwestern Med
COVID-19 Has Execs Seeing Healthcare M&A Plans with Fresh Eyes
Strategies for Re-engaging with the Patient Financial Experience
ACOs Lean More on Physician Assistants, Non-Physician Providers
Providers Want Equal Telehealth Reimbursement Beyond COVID-19
Key Considerations for Reopening Healthcare Facilities Amid COVID-19
HHS Releases $15B in Coronavirus Relief to Medicaid Providers
Healthcare Workforce Rose 312K Despite Ongoing Hospital Job Losses
New Paycheck Protection Program Rules to Aid Small Providers
How Nebraska Medicine Avoided Furloughs During COVID-19
Healthcare CFOs Looking to Technology to Boost Waning Margins
AHA Asks for Another $50B in Coronavirus Relief for Hospitals
How Purpose-Built RCM Systems for Labs Boost Enterprise ROI
Appeals Court Nixes Fraud Case Against Baylor Scott & White Health
CareMount’s Foundation for Accountable Care Organization Savings
CMS Extends Next Generation ACO Model, Offers APM Flexibilities
Providers Must Act Today to Receive Additional Coronavirus Relief
Cerner Sells Revenue Cycle Management Outsourcing Arm
Hospital Volume Recovery Sluggish Despite More Outpatient Visits
For-Profit Rural Hospitals Face High Levels of Financial Distress
Out-of-Network Bills Common for Some Pathologists, Other Specialists
CMS Issues COVID-19 Billing Updates for Hospitals, Alternate Sites
OIG to Audit $50B in Coronavirus Relief Funds Given to Providers
HHS Gives $4.9B to Skilled Nursing Facilities Impacted by COVID-19
1 in 5 Hospital Execs Expect Revenue Declines of Over 30% in 2020
Volume Declines Drive Hospital Operating Margins Down 282% in April
Provider Compensation Increased in 2019 as Docs Saw More Patients
More Physician Groups Lead Accountable Care Organizations
22% of Physician Assistants Furloughed, Others Redeployed
How COVID-19 Has Impacted Top Clinical Service Lines at Hospitals
How University Hospitals Is Resuming Elective Surgeries
ACOs Want Later Dropout Date for Medicare Shared Savings Program
Nearly a Fifth of Primary Care Practices Are Temporarily Closed
Providers in APMs Had Head Start with Managing COVID-19 Surge
Latest Coronavirus Relief Bill Seeks Another $100B for Providers
3 Revenue Cycle Management Strategies for EDs in a Time of Crisis
Healthcare Organizations Unsure of Stimulus Relief Package Impact
Hospital Payer Mix Influenced Size of Coronavirus Relief Funding
Small Practices Benefit Less from Medicare’s Care Management Codes
Should Physician Practices Return Paycheck Protection Program Loans?
AHA Slams CMS for Advancing Hospital Price Transparency Rule
Adapting Patient-Friendly Medical Billing to a COVID-19 World
ACO Participation Did Not Lower Care Access for Vulnerable Patients
CMS Proposes to Increase Inpatient Medicare Reimbursement by 1.6%
Hospital Visits Reached Record Low in April as COVID-19 Spread
Few States Have Robust Healthcare Price Transparency Laws
Redefining Patient Collections in the Wake of the COVID-19 Crisis
AHA: Hospitals Losing $50.7B a Month Fighting the Coronavirus
Hoag Seeks Independence from Providence After Its Hospital Merger
Providers Say Cost Transparency Will Improve Value-Based Care
Hospital Revenue Falling $1.4B A Day As Patient Volume Drops
Hospitals Ask for Relief from Healthcare Fraud Laws During COVID-19
HHS Gives $22B to Hospitals in COVID-19 Hotspots, Rural Areas
Acquisitions of Ambulatory RCM Vendors Barely Impacted Performance
Leveraging Payer, Client Behavior Data to Maximize Lab Revenue
CMS Reveals More Flexibility with Medicare Payment, MSSP Changes
Hospital, Outpatient Visits Fell Up to 60% During COVID-19 Crisis
Patient Collections Takes Over a Month for Most Providers
Beaumont, Summa Health Delay Hospital Merger Until After COVID-19
Medical Groups Slam CMS For Suspending Advance Payment Program
21% of Physicians Furloughed, Had Pay Cut During COVID-19 Crisis
Hospital Operating Margins Dropped As COVID-19 Started to Spread
CMS Ends Advance Payments for Physicians, Other Part B Providers
Coronavirus Healthcare Costs Could Total Up To $654B, Study Finds
Mitigating the Risk of Uncompensated Care to the Revenue Cycle
Studies Examine Surprise Billing for Ambulance Rides, ASC Visits
HHS Unveils Plan to Divvy Up Rest of $100B Provider Relief Fund
Advance Practice Providers Drive Practice Efficiency in Oncology
Hospitals Slated to Get $75B from New Coronavirus Relief Bill
20% of Primary Care Practices Anticipate Closing in a Month
Clinicians to Earn MIPS Credit for Joining COVID-19 Clinical Trial
CMS Issues Guidance on Resuming Elective Services in Certain Areas
Identifying a Patient Collections Solution for COVID-19 and Beyond
What Providers Need to Know About COVID-19 Coding and Billing
AMA Shares Wishlist for Physician Practice Relief During COVID-19
Senate Dems Want $100B Distributed Based on COVID-19 Hotspots
Medicare Payment Doubles for High-Production Coronavirus Lab Tests
Physician Practice Revenue Cut in Half Due to COVID-19 Crisis
Over Half of At-Risk ACOs May Quit MSSP to Avoid COVID-19 Losses
CMS Unveils More Flexibilities to Maximize Healthcare Workforce
2.3% Medicare Payment Hike Planned for Skilled Nursing Facilities
HHS Pays Out First Round of CARES Act Funding to Hospitals
3 Key Activities to Prevent Denied Claims in 2020
25% of Rural Hospitals at Risk of Closing as Patients Go Elsewhere
AMGA Seeks Payroll Relief for Medical Groups Impacted by COVID-19
CMS Pays Out $34B in Advance Medicare Reimbursement to Providers
Hospital Reimbursement for Uninsured COVID-19 Cases May Total $42B
COVID-19 Testing Shortage Hinders Hospital Efforts to Combat Virus
Hospital Revenues Rose, Margins Fell Before COVID-19 Outbreak
Hospital Stimulus Funds to Pay for Uninsured COVID-19 Treatment
Home Hospital Reduces Costs, Readmission for Acutely Ill Patients
A 21st-Century Response to the Patient Collections Challenge
Hospitals Furloughing Staff, Altering Physician Pay Due to COVID-19
AHA Asks for an Immediate $25K Per Hospital Bed to Combat COVID-19
Group Purchasing Reduces Healthcare Supply Chain Costs by 13%
80% of CFOs Expect Revenue, Profit Declines Due to COVID-19
How Much Will the COVID-19 Pandemic Cost Hospitals?
CMS to Pay For Hospital COVID-19 Care Furnished in Other Settings
CMS Offers Upfront Medicare Reimbursement During COVID-19 Pandemic
Hospitals to Lose $1K Per COVID-19 Case Despite Medicare Rate Bump
Clean Claim, Write-Off Metrics Key to Diagnostic Provider Success
Healthcare Reimbursement Still Largely Fee-for-Service Driven
Congress Passes CARES Act Giving $100B in Hospital Funds for COVID-19
Playing Defense Key to Overcoming Fiscal Challenges of COVID-19
Primary Care Practices Overwhelmed by COVID-19, PPE Shortages
National Healthcare Spending to Climb to 19.7% of GDP by 2028
Documentation to Ease Medical Billing Issues Due to COVID-19
CMS Relaxes Quality Reporting for Value-Based Purchasing Models
CommonSpirit Health, Others Suspend Patient Billing for COVID-19
Hospitals Look to Reduce Corporate Services Spending
Providers Ask Congress for Financial Assistance to Combat COVID-19
AMA Unveils New CPT Code for Coronavirus Test
ACOs Concerned Coronavirus to Impact Shared Savings, Losses
Key Waivers, Regulatory Flexibility for Providers During COVID-19
Hospitals Delay, Shift Surgeries to Outpatient Due to COVID-19
Latest Coronavirus Updates for the Healthcare Community
MedPAC Suggests No Medicare Payment Increase for Physicians
CMS Releases Medicare Reimbursement Details for COVID-19 Tests
Out-of-Network Payment Cap Would Cut Hospital Spending by $124B
Benefit of Private Equity in Healthcare? Lessons from Nursing Homes
Long-Term Care Demand to Double Despite Workforce Constraints
No Reimbursement Impedes Social Determinants of Health Progress
Third of Execs Don’t Think Value-Based Payment Will Usurp FFS
How COVID-19 Is Impacting the Healthcare Revenue Cycle
High-Cost Utilization Persists Despite PCMH Implementation
ACOs Back Hospitalization Alerts in Final Interoperability Rule
Paving the Path to Success: Teaching Doctors Value-Based Care
Gain New Insights With Analytics, AI to Accelerate RCM Workflow
CMS Develops New Billing Codes for Coronavirus Lab Tests
Hospital Revenue, Margins Improved in 2019 Despite Rising Expenses
Community Health Centers to Get Funding for Coronavirus Outbreak
42% of Anesthesiologists Had Contracts Terminated in Last 6 Months
Nurse Practitioner Workforce Hits Record High of 290K
FTC, PA Challenging Proposed Hospital Merger in Philadelphia
Alternative Payment Models Save, But Drop-Out Rate Still a Concern
FDA Allows Coronavirus Diagnostic Testing in Certain Hospital Labs
Number of Medicare-Dependent Hospitals Falls by 28%
CMS Selects Participants for New Emergency Care Payment Model
85% of Health Facilities Use Locum Tenens To Fill Care Gaps
More States Passing Laws to Preserve Provider Competition
1% of People Account for 22% of Total Healthcare Spending
ACOs Need More Info on New Direct Contracting Model
Private Equity Firms Increasingly Buying Physician Practices
Inpatient No Longer King as Hospital Outpatient Revenue Grows
Overcoming Hospital Laboratory Revenue Cycle, Interoperability Issues
CMS Seeks Extension for Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement
2019 Single Worst Year for Rural Hospital Closures, Report Finds
Claims Reimbursement Changes Notably Reduce Low-Value Care
Patient-Driven Payment Model Reimbursement Exceeds CMS Prediction
Out-of-Network Primary Care Linked to Higher ACO Costs
Medicare Payments Unfair to Providers Treating Vulnerable Patients
Top-Earning Non-Profit Hospitals Offer Less Charity Care
Emergency Medicine’s Ongoing Battle for Equitable Reimbursement
Policymakers, Industry Leaders Call for Innovation Center Changes
The Role of the Accountable Care Organization in Value-Based Care
20% of Elective Surgery Patients Receive a Surprise Medical Bill
How Much Are Health Systems Spending on Social Determinants?
AdventHealth Swaps Out Cerner Revenue Cycle Management for Epic
Providers Lagging with Value-Based Care, Consumer Strategy
Trump Budget Eyes More Site-Neutral, Hospital Reimbursement Cuts
CAQH CORE Approves 2-Day Limit for Prior Authorization Response
5 Key Ways to Ensure Hospital Compliance Program Consistency
Hospitals Closed 2019 with An Uptick in Volume, Patient Revenue
Advanced Primary Care Promotes Value-Based Care
Physicians Propose 5 Quality Measures to Improve Medical Billing
HHS Defends Hospital Price Transparency Rule to Judge
Commercial Payer Spent $5.5B on Low-Value Care Services
New List of Essential Drugs Shows Hospital Supply Chain Fragility
Nurse Practitioner Workforce More Than Doubled, Study Finds
Practices in Oncology Care Model Ready to Assume Two-Sided Risk
Overcoming Growing Pains Through Effective Hospital Compliance
AMGA: Advancing Value-Based Care Hinges on Claims Data Access
CFOs Want To Cut Costs But Don’t Have Data, Resources To Do It
Docs Satisfied with Epic, Warming to Cerner Practice Management
UMass Memorial, Harrington Healthcare Reveal Hospital Merger Plan
Hospital Drug Spending to Increase 3.59%, Vizient Estimates
How Social Media Helped an Accountable Care Organization Save $50M
CO Healthcare Costs Keep Climbing Due to Hospital Cost-Shifting
Medicare Overpaid Surgeons by $2.6B for Postoperative Care
Four South Chicago Hospitals Announce $1.1B Hospital Merger Deal
Hospital Merger and Acquisition Grew as Physicians Took a Step Back
ACOs Enrolled in MSSP Assume Downside Risk as the Program Matures
New Quality Measure to Evaluate Psychiatric Hospital Readmissions
One-Third of Providers Believe Payer Audits Are a Burden
3 Components of a Proactive Hospital Compliance Program
Prior Authorization Costs Rise as Electronic Adoption Remains Low
Hospital Price Transparency Services Scratch Surface of Spending
Feds Go After Medical Debt Collection for Military Hospitals
Hospital Merger and Acquisition Activity Strong and Steady in 2019
What the Latest ACO Numbers Mean for the Future of the MSSP
American College of Physicians Endorses Single-Payer System
MedPAC Recommends 3.3% Hospital Payment Boost, No Change for Docs
Strategies to Mitigate Shrinking Reimbursement in Emergency Medicine
DoJ Recovered $2.6B from Healthcare Fraud Cases in 2019
CMMI Alternative Payment Models Won’t Save As Much as CBO Projects
High Quality Hospitals Treat Less Medicare Advantage Enrollees
Cost Disparities Spell Trouble for Healthcare Price Transparency
GAO Calls for More Oversight of 340B Drug Pricing Program
AHA, AAMC Sue HHS Again Over Outpatient Site-Neutral Payments
Number of MSSP ACOs Taking Downside Risk Doubles, CMS Reports
1 in 3 Rural Adults Report Issues Affording Medical Bills
Targeting Superutilizers Does Not Impact Hospital Readmissions
Next Generation ACOs Saved Medicare Over $184M in 2018
EHR Interoperability Key to Revenue Cycle Management Success
Value-Based Care Consulting Firms Receive Top Marks from Providers
US Administrative Healthcare Spending Reached $812B in 2017
Childbirth Complications Boost Hospital Costs by 20%
DOJ Accuses Community Health Network of Medicare Fraud
How Nebraska Medicine Boosted Revenue Cycle Efficiency
Beaumont Health Signs $6.1B Hospital Merger Deal with Summa Health
Former Anthem Exec to Lead CMMI, Value-Based Care Efforts at HHS
Advanced Alternative Payment Model Participation Rose in 2018
AMA Offers Checklist for E/M Coding and Documentation Changes
3 Ways to Improve Patient Financial Experience and the Bottom Line
Medical Groups Worry About Risk in Anti-Kickback, Stark Law Reform
5 Hospital Merger and Acquisition Moves Kicking Off 2020
No Quality of Care Benefit from Hospital Acquisitions, Study Finds
PhrMA: 340B Hospitals Reimbursed 3X the Amount Paid for Drugs