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Surprise Billing
Industry pushes for more time before surprise billing ban enforced
Payers and hospitals say with the COVID-19 pandemic ongoing and key elements still unreleased, it will be difficult to comply by Jan. 1. Key sticking points include arbitration and qualified payment amounts.
By Shannon Muchmore • Sept. 9, 2021 -
Pandemic relief funds were unevenly distributed, didn't account for community burden: Health Affairs
Researchers analyzed HHS data on the Provider Relief Fund and found hospitals serving fewer patients with employer-sponsored insurance received less funding.
By Hailey Mensik • Sept. 9, 2021 -
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TrendlinePayer/provider relationships
As M&A intensifies and companies embrace more holistic and value-based care models, partnerships have become more closely intertwined.
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Hospitals lose focus on patients' digital health preferences amid growing competition, Kaufman Hall says
The failure to meet consumer demands comes as competition from health insurance, retail and telehealth companies are a growing concern, according to a new survey.
By Hailey Mensik • Sept. 8, 2021 -
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Feds sue UPMC, heart surgeon for billing multiple surgeries at same time
The False Claims Act litigation also accuses the health system of ignoring or minimizing complaints by employees and staff.
By Ron Shinkman • Sept. 7, 2021 -
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Q&AECRI CEO calls on FDA, industry to revisit COVID-19 medical device EUAs as shortages ebb
Marcus Schabacker spoke about patient safety, cyberattacks in healthcare and risks from the rise of at-home care.
By Ricky Zipp • Sept. 7, 2021 -
Pandemic keeps exacerbating burnout among nurses, including travelers
Animosity is also growing between core nursing staff and traveling nurses who are often contracted to do the same work for much higher pay, staffing firm Aya Healthcare said.
By Hailey Mensik • Sept. 7, 2021 -
Beaumont, Spectrum move ahead with merger
The two Michigan health systems have signed a formal integration agreement, marking the next step in the merger process that was first announced in June.
By Samantha Liss • Sept. 7, 2021 -
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Hospital telehealth leveling off at one-fifth of medical appointments, research finds
And of the facilities reporting higher virtual volumes, many said they expected telehealth use to decline over the long term, according to the survey from KLAS Research and the Center for Connected Medicine.
By Rebecca Pifer • Sept. 7, 2021 -
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AHA presents Congress with laundry list of requests for budget reconciliation bill
The hospital lobby asked that some of the funding be used to address the ongoing labor shortage, shore up mental health services and address ongoing coverage gaps.
By Ron Shinkman • Sept. 3, 2021 -
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Pandemic spurs rise of infections contracted at healthcare facilities
Bloodstream infections associated with central line catheters were responsible for the largest rise in hospital-acquired infections from 2019 to 2020, according to the CDC.
By Hailey Mensik • Updated Sept. 2, 2021 -
Pandemic safety protections, wage increases key for nursing unions in new contracts
The nation's largest nursing union has reached agreements on more than 50 contracts covering around 27,000 nurses across the country at major hospital chains like HCA and Tenet since February.
By Hailey Mensik • Sept. 1, 2021 -
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Hospital lobby urges Congress to extend Medicare cut relief
The cuts, if they go through, will result in an estimated loss of $36 billion in funding in 2022 alone, the Federation of American Hospitals said.
By Rebecca Pifer • Sept. 1, 2021 -
Sutter to pay $90M in largest False Claims Act settlement against a health system for alleged MA fraud
The record payment comes on the heels of another massive settlement for the nonprofit, adding to the hit on its already stressed bottom line.
By Rebecca Pifer • Aug. 31, 2021 -
Hospitals boost hiring efforts, sweeten employee benefits, survey finds
The findings from employment services firm Aon contrast sharply with this time last year, when widespread shutdowns of nonemergency care led systems to institute furloughs and other cost-cutting measures.
By Hailey Mensik • Aug. 31, 2021 -
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New Jersey hospitals appeal FTC merger challenge
Hackensack Meridian Health, the largest health system in New Jersey, wants to to acquire a close competitor. The Federal Trade Commission won an injunction to stop the deal, which is now headed to an appeals court.
By Samantha Liss • Aug. 30, 2021 -
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Cleveland Clinic profitable in Q2 as patients return, but COVID-19 surge hits Florida hospitals
The hospital system's rebound from 2020's pandemic-driven losses accelerated, but its facilities in Florida saw an increase in COVID-19 patients in July and August, with some non-emergency care postponed.
By Susan Kelly • Aug. 30, 2021 -
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Sponsored by Huron Consulting GroupEmbracing transformation to thrive in the future of healthcare
Healthcare leaders identify their top priorities and investments in the months ahead.
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Outpatient facilities targeted for cyberattacks nearly as often as hospitals, data shows
Business associates such as claims processors are also a prime target for hackers, and now account for 43% of all healthcare breaches, according to the report from Critical Insight.
By Hailey Mensik • Aug. 27, 2021 -
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Swell of COVID-19 cases likely to pressure hospital margins, Fitch says
As hospitalizations overwhelm facilities, operators need more staffing. But workers are in short supply, causing costs for contracted labor to rise. The ratings agency expects staffing shortages to persist into next year.
By Samantha Liss • Aug. 27, 2021 -
Mayo Clinic, Alphabet's Verily partner to build clinical decision support tools
The two plan to initially focus on a set of cardiovascular and cardiometabolic conditions.
By Rebecca Pifer • Aug. 27, 2021 -
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Intermountain giving pay raises, boosting minimum wage to $15 an hour
The last time the system raised its minimum wage across the board was in 2019, to $13 an hour, though earlier this year nurses did receive an off-cycle wage adjustment, according to a spokesperson.
By Hailey Mensik • Aug. 26, 2021 -
North Carolina amends certificate of need in bill headed to governor's desk
The laws came under scrutiny as the COVID-19 pandemic gripped the nation last year and overwhelmed hospital resources, raising questions about the value of the restrictions.
By Samantha Liss • Aug. 26, 2021 -
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UPS delivers COVID-19 vaccines via temperature-controlled drone
The first delivery will go from Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in North Carolina to one of the health system's family medical practices.
By Matt Leonard • Aug. 25, 2021 -
Hospital volume recovery on shaky ground amid delta, Kaufman Hall reports
Outpatient revenues fell 2% in July from the month prior, suggesting patients might again be delaying non-urgent care due to virus concerns.
By Hailey Mensik • Aug. 25, 2021 -
Health systems need to provide policymakers with audited financial statements: report
An examination of 50 health systems points to the uneven distribution of federal coronavirus relief funds as a consequence of not having nuanced financial information readily available, Harvard and the Urban Institute researchers said.
By Samantha Liss • Aug. 23, 2021
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