Deborah Filipek

Healthcare News of Note for healthcare finance professionals is a roundup of recent news articles: Atrium and Advocate Health close merger deal, CMS details expectations of hospitals in memo addressing workplace violence, and CMS plans to recoup $650 million in overpayments to Medicare Advantage plans.

Healthcare News of Note for healthcare finance professionals is a roundup of recent news articles: Trust increased in healthcare providers’ handling of the pandemic when compared with the government, working-age adults suffer financial setbacks after admission for traumatic injury, and deaths by stimulants have increased.

Lobbying expenditures in the healthcare sector increased by more than 70% in all categories from 2000 to 2020, led by pharmaceutical and health product manufacturers and providers.  Many employers say they are concerned about meeting the mental health needs of their employees and their employees’ dependents given resource shortages.  Healthgrades announced its 2023 Specialty Excellence…

Over the last few weeks, I have found these industry news stories that should be of interest to healthcare finance professionals.    1. Healthcare lacks confidence in having the necessary cybersecurity resources Cybersecurity professionals in the healthcare space are among the least confident that their organizations have “the tools and people” needed “to respond to…

Candi Powers, a member of HFMA’s West Virginia Chapter, credits HFMA with changing the trajectory of her life after she became a member in 2005.

Healthcare News of Note for healthcare finance professionals is a roundup of recent news articles: Walmart launches a new healthcare research institute, people with more chronic disease are more likely to suffer adverse financial outcomes, and one-third of Black Californians say they have experienced racism by a healthcare provider.

Healthcare News of Note for healthcare finance professionals is a roundup of recent news articles: Even fewer nurses are available to fill jobs as travel nurses leave the profession, most telemedicine visit diagnoses in certain specialties match in-person visit conclusions, and long-COVID-19 may be partially to blame for the U.S. labor shortage.

Healthcare News of Note for healthcare finance professionals is a roundup of recent news articles: 20% of U.S. households have medical debt, regulatory issues are delaying completion of a proposed not-for-profit health system mega-merger, and racial and ethnic disparities are seen in drug overdose deaths.

Healthcare News of Note for healthcare finance professionals is a roundup of recent news articles: Most healthcare workers report higher levels of emotional exhaustion since 2019, new-patient wait times for certain specialties average 26 days, and large health disparities are seen among those with employer-sponsored healthcare coverage.

Healthcare News of Note for healthcare finance professionals is a roundup of recent news articles: UnitedHealth Group cleared to acquire Change Healthcare, standard patient satisfaction surveys need to address DEI issues, and homebound older adults contribute to higher levels of Medicare spending.