A group of healthcare organizations, led by the National Association of ACOs (NAACOS), has asked CMS to provide accountable care organizations (ACOs) with the option to use pre-pandemic years to set...
Telehealth reimbursement is key to continuing virtual care innovation and addressing healthcare staffing issues at primary care practices, according to a new survey.
The survey conducted in mid-August...
Hospitals and health systems are spending about 8 percent more per patient day on clinical labor costs compared to pre-pandemic times, according to a recent analysis from Premier Inc.
For the average...
The American Medical Association (AMA) has issued new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes for pediatric doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
In September 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech shared the...
Hospitals and health systems can implement value-based payment models to ensure preparedness for seasonal and pandemic capacity surges, according to industry experts.
Hospitals experienced increased...
The Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) has opened the portal for healthcare providers to apply for part of $25.5 billion in COVID-19 relief funds.
The American Rescue Plan Act will...
Hospitals volumes once again declined this summer as coronavirus resurged due to the Delta variant, according to a new report from Kaufman Hall.
The healthcare consulting firm drew on financial data...
The majority of nursing homes and assisted living facilities are facing staffing shortages and say that their workforce situation has gotten worse in 2021, according to a survey from the American...
Physician practice interruptions, like declining patient volumes and claims submitted, were abundant in 2020 compared to the previous year, likely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research...
Hospitals are estimated to lose $54 billion in net income this year despite receiving federal aid to offset revenue losses and added expenses from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a new report...
COVID-19 hospitalizations can cost up to $318,000, according to new cost estimates from FAIR Health.
The FAIR Health Total Treatment Cost COVID-19 benchmarks account for the costs incurred by COVID-19...
Midland Memorial Hospital agreed to pay over $555,000 for a medical coding error that resulted in claims being sent out for reimbursement from the government even though patients did not have a primary...
The impact the unvaccinated population is having on healthcare spending is significant, according to a new analysis from Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF).
There were approximately 287,000 preventable...
HHS will distribute $25.5 billion in COVID-19 provider funding, including $8.5 billion from the American Rescue Plan for rural providers and a fourth round of general Provider Relief Fund distribution...
A COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers will be tied to Medicaid and Medicare Conditions of Participation (CoP), the Biden-Harris Administration recently announced.
The announcement made via...
Congress allocated $178 billion to the Provider Relief Fund to help hospitals overcome the financial and operational challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. But the primary distribution method for the aid...
The American Hospital Association (AHA) is urging HHS to distribute billions of dollars still sitting in the COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund.
The Sept. 2 special bulletin from the AHA said that it...
The American Medical Association (AMA) has announced updates to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set to account for changes to COVID-19 vaccines, including booster shots expected to...
The Medicare Trust Fund is still expected to run out by 2026 despite increased Medicare spending on COVID-19 treatment and prevention over the past year and a half, a new report reveals.
The annual...
Healthcare bankruptcies made an unprecedented decline this past quarter despite ongoing operational and financial pressures from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report.
What is...
