Higher Healthcare Utilization, Intensity Drive Healthcare Spending
Nearly $27B Remains in Provider Relief Fund, Analysis Shows
CPT Code Set Adds Code for J&J COVID-19 Vaccine Booster
Prior Authorizations Beat COVID Workplace as Top Regulatory Burden
Delaying Surgery Cost Hospitals, How They Can Prevent Revenue Losses
“Great Resignation” Hits Healthcare Hard As Physician Burnout Persists
AdventHealth, Ascension Look to Unwind Partnership After 7 Years
High-Impact CARES Act Funds Were Disproportionately Distributed
62% of Consumers Unfamiliar with Value-Based Care, Study Finds
AHA Calls for Medicare Advantage Inclusion in Prior Authorization Rule
Next Generation ACO Model Has Saved Medicare $667M, So Far
COVID-19 Hospitalizations Can Cost Over $100K, If Out of Network
CMS Lays Out New Strategy for Advancing Value-Based Care, APMs
Allow ACOs to Use Pre-Pandemic Years for 2022 Benchmarks, Groups Urge
What It Takes for Medicare ACOs to Earn Shared Savings
Escalating Risk, Reward of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System
Nursing Turnover Costs Hospitals Up to $6.5M Each Year
Hospital Revenue Cycle Transformation Needed to Boost Performance
CMS Increases Wages to $15/Hour for HealthCare.Gov Call Center Staff
Are Healthcare Merger, Acquisitions Key to Maintaining Access to Care?
Key Characteristics for Successful Downside Risk Contracting
AHA Urges Congress to Uphold Current Merger and Acquisition Guidelines
AHA Asks CMS to Retract Plans for Inpatient Rehab Facilities Review
Physician Compensation, Staffing to Take Big Hit from 10% Medicare Cut
Patient Financial Engagement Technology Going Beyond Collections
Telehealth Reimbursement Needed to Address Demand, Staffing Issues
Clinical Labor Costs Increased by $24B During Pandemic
Most Group Practices Received Positive MIPS Scores For 2020 Payments
Healthcare M&A Activity Slows, But Deal Value Increases
AMA Issues CPT Codes for Pediatric Doses of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
Value-Based Payment Models May Help Hospitals Prepare for Surges
Jefferson Health, Einstein Healthcare Finalize Merger
Cerner’s Next Step With Revenue Cycle Management Technology
Top Challenges of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System
Maternal, Surgical Care Eliminated After Rural Hospital Mergers
Air Ambulance Prices Rose Substantially for Commercially Insured
Surprise Billing Regulation a Gift to Payers, Blow to Providers
HHS Removes 79% of Medicare Appeals Backlog, On Track for FY 2022
HRSA Opens Application for Provider COVID-19 Relief Funds