Regional differences emerge in hospital volume recovery from COVID-19
Hospitals in the Mid-Atlantic have struggled the most to recover outpatient volumes as patient fears linger in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
HHS releases $4 billion more in COVID-19 assistance for hospitals
HHS recently released $4 billion in new coronavirus response assistance for hospitals based on their location, revenues and patient base.
Consumers expect expanded telehealth to remain post-COVID-19, survey finds
Consumers support the expansion of telehealth that has taken place during the COVID-19 pandemic and want to continue to use such platforms when the pandemic ends, according to a new survey.
Biden-Sanders panel pushes public option, targets hospital M&A
A compromise healthcare plan between presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and the party’s progressive wing would create a public option and promote other major changes.
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.
HHS provides additional updates on CARES Act Provider Relief Fund FAQs
HFMA's Chad Mulvany expects to share regular updates and provide insight to CARES Act Provider Relief Fund FAQs via the HFMA blog for the foreseeable future.
COVID-19 impact on independent primary care physician practices could accelerate the shift to value based payment
Health plans are taking this opportunity to align more closely with independent PCPs, including BCBS of North Carolina, where practices’ acceptance of financial support requires them to join one of health plan’s existing ACOs.
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.
CAHME releases Advanced Search tool to enable students to compare and evaluate graduate programs in healthcare management in the US and Canada
The Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) has released a web-based tool which enables the general public, students, employers, and university-based programs to compare and evaluate the performance and outcomes of graduate programs in healthcare management education.