Healthcare stakeholders and policymakers must take action to address healthcare worker burnout or risk exacerbating the projected workforce shortage, a report from the United States Surgeon General...
The American Medical Association (AMA) has updated the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set to include CPT codes for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for children aged six months through five...
Despite declining operating margins, overall hospital profit margins remained stable in 2020, suggesting that federal relief funds helped offset financial losses for hospitals during the COVID-19...
Following the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for nursing home staff, the vaccination rate among facility workers increased across the country by 25 percentage points, according to an issue brief from the...
Twelve hospital groups, including the American Hospital Association (AHA), have urged HHS to extend the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) an additional 90 days past the current July expiration...
Contract labor utilization and cost increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic and were contributing factors to rising hospital labor expenses, according to a report from Kaufman Hall.
The...
While nursing salaries have increased, the share of nurses considering leaving the profession is also up as pandemic-related stressors continue to impact the workplace and exacerbate the nurse...
The COVID-19 pandemic intensified healthcare workforce challenges, leading to significant staffing shortages, increased healthcare worker burnout, and other hurdles that will likely persist after the...
Following a rocky financial start to 2022, hospitals saw some early signs of relief in March, with higher revenues and outpatient volumes plus lower expenses, according to Kaufman Hall’s National...
The American Medical Association (AMA) has updated the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set to include CPT codes for two COVID-19 booster candidates from Pfizer and Sanofi-GlaxoSmithKline...
Hospitals and health systems have faced massive financial losses throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and continue to experience staffing shortages, rising expenses, and supply chain issues, a new report...
Physician practice acquisitions increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in nearly three-quarters of physicians being employed by hospitals, health systems, or other corporate entities,...
Through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HHS has released the fifth round of Phase 4 COVID-19 Provider Relief Funds, which includes $1.75 billion for healthcare providers that...
Better financial opportunities and pandemic-related stress were driving factors behind workforce shortages at community health centers, with nursing shortages a top concern, a report from the National...
HHS has renewed the COVID-19 public health emergency for an additional 90 days past the previous expiration date of April 16, 2022.
The extension will help hospitals and health systems manage ongoing...
While most healthcare turnover rates appear to be back on track to return to pre-pandemic levels, certain personnel, including long-term care workers and health aides and assistants, saw high turnover...
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has penned a letter to Congressional leaders, asking once again for additional COVID-19 financial relief for hospitals and health systems.
The trade...
The healthcare industry added 8,300 jobs in March 2022, with hospital and health system employment growing by 5,100, according to a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Last month was the...
The median charge index for hospital evaluation and management (E/M) visits increased by 7 percent during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a white paper from FAIR Health.
The FH Medical Price Index...
The American Hospital Association (AHA) and eight other hospital groups have urged HHS to renew the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), which is currently set to expire on April 15, 2022.
In a...
