Telehealth could replace 7% of healthcare spend if COVID-19 catalyzes broader adoption
HFMA's Chad Mulvany says the transition to telehealth will require providers to rethink four fundamental questions about how they go to market and deliver services in the virtual arena.
The office of the future: What leaders must consider as they design post-pandemic workplaces
Leaders face the challenge of establishing a safe and productive office environment as healthcare administrative offices ramp back up following the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic’s disruption of primary care could affect access to care as modeling through June shows a potential loss of 60,000 PCPs
Continued parity from CMS in telehealth payments and more support from private insurers could help revive, support and strengthen primary care, which has been particularly challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Optum’s naviHealth acquisition will help lower the total cost of care for UHC members and Optum physician practice patients
Optum's naviHealth purchase rounds out is capabilities, ensuring its UHC members — particularly MA members and Optum's practices' patients — receive the right care in the right setting at the right time post hospitalization.
Elective surgery does not mean optional surgery: How to recover from the impact of canceled procedures
Lessons health systems have learned because of the COVID-19 pandemic will provide the building blocks to the recovery, including the return of “elective” procedures, many of which are vitally important to patients’ well-being.
With 26,000 COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes, CMS ties money to outcomes
New federal data show that although only 4% of COVID-19 infections occurred in nursing homes, 17% of deaths from the disease happened in those locations.
Building a healthcare finance center of excellence: a view from the C-suite
Finance centers of excellence are not necessarily physical locations but rather a collection of the right people, tools and practices to help organizations achieve better financial performance.
Medicaid provider rate cuts forecast as states anticipate budget shortfalls
Because the CARES Act prohibits states that received increased funding from cutting benefits, increasing premiums or restricting eligibility, one of the few available options to reduce costs is making provider rate cuts.
New rule aims to sustain Medicare ACOs in wake of COVID-19
A new Medicare rule aims to ease the financial challenges COVID-19 has created for accountable care organizations.
After patient volume collapsed amid the coronavirus pandemic, some see signs of recovery
Hospitals faced steep patient volume declines in March and April, but signs indicate levels could be recovering as elective procedures resume.