Implement these 6 safeguards against fraud accusations in telehealth
Healthcare providers should take care to comply with payer policies around telehealth.
Fitch issues warning about looming start of hospital repayments to Medicare
Hospitals could struggle to repay Medicare loans, which will come due soon, amid re-impositions of elective surgery bans.
Hospital M&A hardly has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic
The number of hospital M&A deals in the spring of 2020 was little affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and its severe financial effects.
Hospitals began to reverse job losses in June as other healthcare segments surged
Hospitals restarted hiring in June after two months of steep job losses, but it’s unclear whether the latest resurgence of COVID-19 cases will cut off the rebound.
Your patients are afraid to come back. An aesthetically pleasing office can help win their trust.
Physicians’ offices are open for business, but it will take more to get patients in the door.
Hospitals scramble to meet price transparency requirements after court decision
Hospitals have a lot of costly work to do to meet CMS requirements to publicly post the rates they negotiate with health plans.
110,000 Medicare beneficiaries were hospitalized for COVID-19 by mid-May
By mid-May, hospitals had treated 110,000 Medicare beneficiaries for COVID-19.
Hospital margins positive in May due to temporary federal boost, report finds
Federal assistance temporarily boosted hospital margins in May into positive territory.
CARES Act accounting implications will vary by healthcare type
The accounting rules for providers receiving funding through the CARES Act will vary widely by provider type.
How to chart a course to success in the evolving post-COVID-19 healthcare landscape
A healthcare industry thought leader offered healthcare executives attending HFMA’s Digital Annual Conference guidance on how to develop a consumer-focused strategy that ensures their organizations will thrive in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis.