Rich Daly

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March 9-13: HIMSS is among the first wave of cancellations to hit upcoming healthcare finance events

A complete listing of healthcare finance-related hearings, conferences, webinars, public forums and deadlines for the week of March 9.

Rich Daly April 1, 2020

$7.8 billion coronavirus legislation includes hospital support

Congress is quickly advancing a coronavirus funding package that will address some hospital preparation priorities.

Rich Daly April 1, 2020

Disaster fund may pay hospitals for uninsured coronavirus patients

The Trump administration is considering using a federal disaster fund to pay hospitals for care of uninsured patients who are sick from the coronavirus.

Rich Daly April 1, 2020

Azar warns about hospital overcrowding if the public overreacts to the coronavirus

People could swamp hospitals if they overreact to the novel coronavirus, the senior federal healthcare official warned Congress this week.

Rich Daly April 1, 2020

HHS Secretary Azar urges healthcare providers to watch for patients who have traveled to China

As part of efforts to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, the Trump administration recommends that providers screen feverish patients for recent travel to China.

Rich Daly April 1, 2020

Hospitals and physician practices generally achieve ‘moderately effective’ use of cost data, according to a survey, which also identified more effective approaches

Although many healthcare organizations say they have achieved middling results in their cost accounting efforts, that could improve through widespread adoption of approaches identified as most effective.

Rich Daly April 1, 2020

CMS modifies hospital inspection program amid coronavirus pandemic

State and federal inspections of hospitals will focus on locales where the CDC anticipates COVID-19 outbreaks.

Rich Daly March 25, 2020

Information-sharing rule creates new hospital, health plan transparency requirements

Hospitals and health plans will face new patient data transparency requirements in as soon as six months under two new final rules from the federal government.

Rich Daly March 11, 2020

CDC: Hospitals must screen all ED patients for new coronavirus

New guidance from the CDC explains the steps required of hospital emergency departments when treating patients suspected of having COVID-19.

Rich Daly March 11, 2020

HFMA gathering aims to arm CFOs for coming challenges

Inaugural HFMA Financial Sustainability Summit, April 16-17 in Denver, will bring together more than 200 hospital and physician practice CFOs to learn and share strategies.

Rich Daly March 3, 2020