Supply chain challenges could mount for hospitals amid extensive hurricane damage to a key facility (updated-5)
Updates Click on the dates to see updates at the bottom of this article page as follows: Oct. 21: Updates from HHS on distribution times and from FDA on drug-compounding permissions Oct. 17: The latest from Baxter on allocations and the importation of fluids from overseas Oct. 14: Baxter ramps up international production; an advisory…
Reports on healthcare labor trends indicate an improved outlook for hospitals
The labor picture continues to stabilize for hospitals even amid sustained high demand for healthcare services, according to new insights. In its latest labor tracker, Fitch Ratings reported that hospital staff payrolls have been steadily expanding and now represent a 6.7% increase relative to the pre-pandemic month of February 2020. Hospitals added 18,650 jobs per…
Medical device management: How to rein in elusive costs
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How to re-engage hospitalists, rebuild care teams and improve LOS in the post-COVID environment
Healthcare teams are facing disrupted communication pathways and relationships due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to increased length of stay (LOS) and financial performance issues, but a back-to-basics approach with hospitalists leading care team rebuilding can help overcome these challenges.
Hospitals will get only a small bump in Medicare inpatient payments for FY25
Hospital representatives were less than excited about the rate update in Medicare’s FY25 final rule for inpatient care and long-term care hospitals. Published Aug. 1, the rule includes a 2.9% rate increase for acute care hospitals in the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1. The increase is derived from a 3.4% hike in the market…
The fate of the FTC’s ‘noncompete’ rule appears muddled after early court decisions (updated)
Aug. 20 update: This article has been updated with news that a court has halted the FTC’s rule from taking effect. See the update below. A highly scrutinized rule prohibiting employers from using noncompete agreements has received a mixed reaction in the courts during the leadup to its implementation. Set to take effect Sept. 4,…
CMS looks to fortify primary care with proposed new codes for advanced care management
With newly proposed regulations, CMS aims to establish coding and payment for services that promote longitudinal relationships between clinicians and patients in primary care. The provisions, part of Medicare’s 2025 proposed rule for physician payments, incorporate new HCPCS G-codes for advanced primary care management (APCM). Three bundles of APCM services would be billable as codes…
Elevating Patient Access and the Consumer Experience
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A proposed Medicare condition of participation would bring a slew of new requirements for OB care
Note: HFMA’s coverage of the payment update in the outpatient payment proposed rule can be found here. Hospitals intending to participate in Medicare must meet new standards for obstetric (OB) care, according to CMS’s proposed outpatient rule for 2025. The rule proposes to establish a new Medicare condition of participation (CoP), whereby hospitals and critical…