Rich Daly

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Rich Daly

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How a hospital used expansive patient questioning to improve their experience

How a hospital used patient surveys to change and then monitor approaches to improve their financial experience.

Rich Daly January 22, 2021

Transparency push will continue, won’t increase prices, Verma tells HFMA audience

CMS Administrator Seema Verma said the Trump administration will continue with price transparency initiatives, and she believes they will not increase healthcare prices.

Rich Daly January 22, 2021

Hospitals share lessons learned from AI ‘workers’

Hospital finance leaders have found opportunity and challenge from their growing use of artificial intelligence within their finance operations.

Rich Daly January 22, 2021

Appeals court rejects hospitals’ objections to new price transparency policy

An appeals court panel rejected hospitals’ effort to halt the Jan. 1 requirement for hospitals to begin posting the rates they negotiate with health plans.

Rich Daly December 30, 2020

Hospitals seek reversals of Trump policies, among various requests of Biden

Hospitals are urging a range of policy changes, including halting the new price transparency rules, by the incoming Biden administration.

Rich Daly December 30, 2020

CMS warns a common hospital price transparency approach is noncompliant with new requirements

Many hospitals are using a rate-averaging approach to meet transparency requirements, which CMS recently deemed noncompliant.

Rich Daly December 28, 2020

CMS plans aggressive price transparency enforcement while hospitals urge a halt to the new rules

CMS plans aggressive enforcement of the looming hospital price transparency requirements, as hospitals urge judicial and Biden administration interventions.

Rich Daly December 23, 2020

Congress passes funding compromise with only $3 billion in provider aid

A final federal spending and coronavirus relief package includes big wins and losses for hospital finances.

Rich Daly December 22, 2020

Provider responses to prospective compromise on surprise billing range from concerns to opposition

Congressional healthcare committees are urging leaders to include a “compromise” on surprise medical bills in year-end legislation, but providers are worried about it.

Rich Daly December 21, 2020

HHS starts distribution of $24 billion more in COVID grants but rejects one-third of applicants

More than 70,000 providers will share in the latest round of Provider Relief Fund grants, which total $24.5 billion.

Rich Daly December 17, 2020