CMS released guidance Oct. 6 on how it will implement an interim final rule that requires hospitals to report data about COVID-19 and influenza patients in order to participate in the Medicare program.
President Donald Trump said Oct. 6 that he told his representatives to stop negotiating with House Democrats on COVID-19 relief until after the Nov. 3 election, according to CNBC.
Price transparency is here to stay. The final rule is evidence of that. All of us in the hospital industry knew that trends like consumerization, transparency, telemedicine and remote visits were going to happen. What COVID-19 has done is push…
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, a 354-bed hospital in Oakland, Calif., failed to comply with Medicare billing requirements for 46 of 100 inpatient and outpatient claims reviewed by HHS' Office of Inspector General, according to an OIG report.
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, optimizing revenue cycle management sometimes took a back seat to competing priorities like interoperability and improving ambulatory access. Today, hospital executives’ priorities are different as the industry has seen sharp declines in revenue. Many patients are avoiding preventive care appointments and elective…
Citing a need to offset financial losses, Minneapolis-based M Health Fairview said it plans to downsize its hospital and clinic operations and reduce its workforce by 900, according to the StarTribune.
It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a tremendous impact on the U.S. healthcare system. Testing facilities and hospital emergency departments have experienced disruptions, and both clinicians and administrators have had to scramble to meet both the operational…
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