Prospective CMS administrator’s confirmation hearing highlights Congress’s desire to expand telehealth coverage
In a confirmation hearing for prospective CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, various members of the Senate Finance Committee expressed their hope to implement a permanent expansion of Medicare telehealth coverage.
How has your view changed when it comes to telemedicine?
Khalid Al-Maskari of Health Information Management Systems discusses the future of telehealth.
7 steps for supporting organizational well-being and mitigating clinician burnout
As part of a strategy to mitigate burnout and boost clinician well-being, interventions should be tailored to the specific needs of teams.
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Hospital investments should emphasize the virtual over the physical, Wall Street panelists say
Virtual-care capacity represents a better investment for healthcare providers than brick-and-mortar expansions, according to a Wall Street analyst.
Better integration with primary care can help address the ongoing mental health and addiction crisis, report finds
Enhanced network adequacy standards, value-based payment models and targeted investments in technology are vital to improving behavioral healthcare in a way that will meet escalating needs.
Unleashing the power of healthcare workforce data
Find out how one company helps healthcare organizations improve their workforce using a comprehensive assessment program to leverage real-time data and sophisticated analytics for insights on human capital and challenges.
Financial Analytics Leadership Council members share 5 challenges, responses to pandemic’s financial long haul
Financial leaders discuss how the pandemic has impacted revenue, volume and expenses, which has thus created a need for data and analytics.
Healthcare News of Note: Fewer patients translates to a small reduction in charity care spend for hospitals
Healthcare News of Note for healthcare finance professionals is a roundup of recent news articles, including a reduction in charity care in 2020 due to fewer patients, a review of physician burnout and moral injury data, and what early adopters are doing to test 5G.
Alpha Health: Using machine learning to create fully autonomous revenue cycle operations
A revenue cycle technology company talks about how machine learning and other modern automation techniques can help healthcare organizations increase revenue, boost productivity and be more agile in the face of unexpected business volatility.