Although health professional shortage area (HPSA) designations aim to improve access to care by alleviating staffing challenges, a Health Affairs study found that most HPSA counties remained physician...
Revenue cycle leaders at top healthcare organizations are prioritizing automation, with autonomous coding and claims management at the top of their wish lists, a new KLAS report reveals.
KLAS surveyed...
More provider organizations are participating in value-based contracts outside Medicare, as three-quarters of respondents were under contracts with commercial and Medicare Advantage plans in 2022, a...
Healthcare affordability is significantly impacting low- and middle-income families, but healthcare financial strain is becoming a more widespread issue for US families, a new study published in Health...
Workforce challenges continue to dampen hospital financial performance as labor expenses remain high, according to the latest “National Hospital Flash Report” from healthcare consulting...
After major credit bureaus stopped reporting medical debt collections less than a year old and less than $500, consumers saw improvements in their credit scores, according to data from the Urban...
Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) providers participating in the 340B drug pricing program will receive a one-time lump-sum payment to offset losses between calendar years (CYs)...
CMS has released the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule for calendar year (CY) 2024, finalizing a 1.25 percent overall reduction for physician services next year.
The federal agency...
After initially proposing a decrease, CMS has finalized a 0.8 percent increase in Medicare payment rates for home health agencies in 2024, boosting reimbursement by $140 million compared to 2023.
The...
Hospital outpatient revenue is growing as patients seek healthcare services in less expensive settings, a performance trends report from Strata Decision Technology and Syntellis Performance Solutions...
CMS recently released the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System (PPS) final rule for 2024, which includes a 2.1 percent Medicare rate hike for renal dialysis services furnished to...
The Biden-Harris Administration has released a proposed rule to improve the independent dispute resolution (IDR) process for surprise billing by addressing payer-provider communication and adjusting...
Autonomous coding can help streamline revenue cycle processes and reduce administrative burden, but over half of surveyed healthcare finance leaders are not familiar with it, while others do not fully...
Most states have increased Medicaid payment rates for home healthcare providers as the sector grapples with staffing shortages, according to a KFF issue brief.
The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated...
Hospitals and health systems are facing more claim denials as front-end revenue cycle processes lead to errors.
A recent survey conducted by the Healthcare Financial Management Association’s...
Less than 30 percent of medical students planned to practice in underserved areas between 2019 and 2021; those who did were more likely to be students of color, women, and part of the LGBTQ community,...
Reducing barriers to Advanced Alternative Payment Model (APM) participation for physicians in rural areas could help promote value-based care and control rising Medicare spending, according to research...
Physician-owned hospitals treated some of the most expensive Medicare beneficiaries at lower costs compared to traditional hospitals despite seeing similar patient populations, according to a recent...
Henry Ford Health System and Ascension Michigan have signed an agreement to enter a joint venture that would bring together Ascension’s southeast Michigan and Genesys healthcare facilities and...
As Medicare Part A is expected to become insolvent by 2033, Congress should reduce Medicare spending on post-acute care by lowering payment rates to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), home healthcare...
