5 ways hospitals should prepare to access COVID-19 disaster funding
The nation's hospitals should not delay in taking steps to track and document additional costs and revenue losses associated with COVID-19 cases, which will be necessary to obtain timely access to relief authorized under the CARES Act .
Hospitals should partner with community groups to help educate the recently unemployed about exchange enrollment options
Many of the recently unemployed will qualify for a special enrollment period through the federal or state exchanges if the federal exchange hasn’t reopened.
Rural hospital finances hit hard by looming threat of COVID-19 as leaders scramble to preserve cash
Although most healthcare providers are likely to take a financial hit from the coronavirus pandemic, rural hospitals are especially vulnerable and are scrambling to preserve cash.
Key hospital provisions and some questions requiring resolution from the CARES Act
Summary of the top five CARES Act provisions impacting hospital finances and the open questions associated with those provisions.
Coronavirus’s impact on the U.S. economy calls for hospitals to increase financial counseling and review financial assistance and accounts resolution policies
The coronavirus pandemic's impact on the U.S. economy requires hospitals to increase financial counseling and review financial assistance and accounts resolution policies.
Providence deploys technology, analytics in response to the coronavirus pandemic
In Washington state, one of the epicenters of the COVID-19 pandemic, Providence has enhanced its response by taking advantage of new technology.
Coronavirus bill provides hospitals with $100 billion, other policy wins
Hospitals would garner $100 billion in funding support — as well as some desired policy tweaks — from a pending coronavirus stimulus package.
How healthcare organizations can prepare employees to securely work from home and avoid cyberattacks during the coronavirus crisis
While working from home in the name of social distancing, your employees are more vulnerable than ever to cyberattacks.
March 23-27: CMS webinars are among a proliferation of online-only events in healthcare finance
A complete listing of healthcare finance-related hearings, conferences, webinars, public forums and deadlines for the week of March 23.
Hospitals scramble for short-term commercial, federal loans in response to coronmavirus
Hospitals are looking for more short-term commercial loans and federal loans to bolster their responses to the coronavirus.