Enterprise staffing analytics: An untapped aid for achieving financial success
Scheduling analytics can help organizations match the demand of each clinical area to the available physician supply while managing staff capacity to achieve strategic goals.
FBI issues alert about ransomware threat affecting healthcare organizations
The Conti ransomware attacks have disrupted healthcare networks in the U.S. and abroad, according to an alert.
As the Senate Finance Committee considers telehealth expansion, payment approaches are a key talking point
A congressional hearing featured testimony about why fee-for-service is not a viable way to fund a Medicare telehealth expansion.
Medicaid and CHIP data show a marked decrease in behavioral healthcare utilization amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Utilization for many services plummeted during a large part of 2020, and the biggest impact was seen in services for mental health and substance-use disorders.
Looming changes to quality reporting in the Medicare Shared Savings Program draw strong pushback from healthcare providers
Healthcare provider organizations are petitioning the Biden administration to slow recently finalized quality-related changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program.
Reimagining care delivery to emphasize physician-consumer relationships and the human touch
The healthcare industry needs to make changes that emphasize the physician-consumer relationship and help people take charge of their own care, says the author of a new book.
“Access improves outcomes.” The benefits of telehealth for chronic conditions.
Arnold Saperstein from Cecilia Health and Susan Beane from HealthFirst discuss the opportunities of telehealth for patients with chronic conditions.
3 reasons healthcare providers are eager to offer text-to-pay convenience
Healthcare providers should consider the benefits of offering a text to pay option for their patients.
A now-or-never moment for telehealth? Demand will remain strong as long as technology and the healthcare industry can meet it
Payers and providers adapted quickly to the need for telehealth services, and most patients responded in kind. Demand will remain strong as long as technology and the industry can meet it.
Key payment details in the Medicare FY22 Inpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule
CMS’s FY22 proposed rule for the Inpatient Prospective Payment System includes a 2.8% payment increase for general acute care hospitals.