HHS starts distribution of $24 billion more in COVID grants but rejects one-third of applicants
More than 70,000 providers will share in the latest round of Provider Relief Fund grants, which total $24.5 billion.
Financial Sustainability Report: November 2020
The November 2020 Financial Sustainability Report, sponsored by Kaufman Hall, explores the long-term implications for hospitals and health systems of the deferral of elective procedures at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and it provides insights into healthcare organizations’ need for consumer-focused strategies. Other topics include 340B compliance and revenue cycle redesign after COVID-19.
The importance of financial flexibility in today’s dynamic healthcare environment
Five revenue cycle leaders discuss financial strategies for healthcare organizations transitioning capital expenditures to operating expenditures.
How hospitals are trying to get patients to return amid COVID-19
Hospitals are using a variety of efforts — from television campaigns to patient outreach — to get patients to return for care.
Healthcare organizations prepare for sicker patients in 2021 due to deferred care
Healthcare organizations are bracing for a sicker 2021 patient populations due to pandemic-era disruptions in care, even as they scramble to prevent that outcome.
Coming coronavirus surges will hit hospitals harder than earlier spikes did, disease expert says
An infectious disease expert expects hospitals to have larger COVID-19 patient surges than they’ve had to date.
Medicare shifts payments toward primary care physicians in PFS final rule
The final rule for CY21 Medicare physician payment will boost evaluation and management service payments while cutting rates for services provided by many specialty physicians.
‘This is what I’m able to do’: New fund seeks to help address racial inequities in healthcare
Nashville-based entrepreneur Marcus Whitney has launched a venture capital fund that will support Black-led healthcare business endeavors.
5 tips to safeguard 20% payment increase for treating patients with COVID-19
Healthcare organizations should be careful to ensure their practices don't put their COVID-19 payments at risk.
Telehealth: Moving from stop-gap measures to an integrated care delivery model
With telemedicine on the rise, two senior leaders advise having proper denials prevention and response strategy, along with ideas on motivating physicians to participate in telehealth programs.