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FastFinance: AI in the ED; ACA plan pressure could hit providers

Published 7 hours ago

HFMA’s FastFinance newsletter is now a podcast. Host Rich Daly discusses the most current and relevant healthcare news, delivered in an easily digestible format.

An AI tool helped cut emergency department lengths of stay, a recent study found. That improvement demonstrates the technology’s potential to drive operational efficiency, says one of its authors.

Also, this week’s Weird Number: 11%. That’s the amount of decrease in Medicare Part A payments to providers in 2033 when the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund is depleted, according to the latest projections by the Medicare trustees.

One More Thing: Increasing financial vulnerability for ACA marketplace plans could hit providers through greater administrative restrictions.

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