Gail Wilensky: Labor issues dominate hospitals’ concerns
The first quarter of 2022 saw a confluence of trends emerging from the pandemic, some good and some bad for hospitals, making it important for hospitals to take time now to review where they are and what actions they should take to address these trends.
Claims submitted to HRSA’s COVID-19 funds for uninsured and underinsured patients soon won’t be paid
Funds used to reimburse providers for supplying COVID-19-related services to the uninsured and underinsured will expire soon if Congress doesn’t act.
Healthcare spending projections for the next decade reflect an expectation of steadying trends post-pandemic
CMS actuaries say the healthcare spending spike of 2020 will be tempered across sectors and payers in upcoming years.
How an internal travel pool for nurses is helping one health system address the staffing challenges that will linger after the pandemic
Novant Health has been ahead of the curve as health systems set up internal travel pools in the hope of attaining a greater level of nurse staffing certainty.
News Briefs: Federal funding bill addresses hospitals’ 340B eligibility concerns, extends telehealth waivers
A monthly roundup of top news for healthcare finance professionals.
How U.S. healthcare can play a larger role on the world stage
Judy Kuriansky, PhD, a professor of psychology, NGO representative to United Nations and trustee of the United African Congress, shares her insights and experiences from working to improve healthcare equity and access among populations in the world who are “furthest behind,” which is a priority in the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Kuriansky describes recent international efforts aimed at promoting the United Nations 2030 Agenda, and she address ways U.S. health systems could play an important role in such efforts.
Provider Relief Fund update: Second reporting deadline looms as the fund nears depletion
Healthcare organizations that received Provider Relief Fund payments between July 1 and Dec. 31, 2020, have until Thursday, March 31 to report on their use of those funds.
Providers implement automation and explore staffing options to streamline revenue cycle
In this roundtable, finance leaders discuss tactics they’ve used to implement automated tools and extend their workforce to reduce waste in their revenue cycle processes, aiming to improve patient experience and control costs.
MedPAC says 2023 hospital payments shouldn’t increase in response to COVID-19
CMS shouldn’t increase Medicare payments to hospitals for the upcoming year beyond the annual update that is based on current law, according to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.
How LifePoint Health revamped its revenue cycle
Executives for the non-urban focused health system wanted to get all of its hospitals using a single revenue cycle management approach.