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Healthcare News of Note: Providers should continue forward movement on improving digital patient access, survey suggests

Healthcare News of Note for healthcare finance professionals is a roundup of recent news articles: Expectations for convenient access to care in the pandemic era, a look at ICU bed use across the U.S., and the cost of hospitalizations among unvaccinated adults.

Deborah Filipek September 3, 2021

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HFMA September 2, 2021

Healthcare News of Note: Many hospitals report patient volumes returning to 2019 levels in June and July after lag in the early part of the year

Healthcare News of Note for healthcare finance professionals is a roundup of recent news articles: Hospital admissions are returning to 2019 levels, patients expect better provider communication, and most nurses are comfortable recommending the COVID-19 vaccine to patients.

Deborah Filipek August 26, 2021

Healthcare AI experts discuss the need to improve data accessibility and validation

Healthcare organizations can improve the impact of AI applications by making proprietary data more widely available, according to insights shared during a workshop on using AI to advance health equity.

Nick Hut August 25, 2021

HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer: Why HFMA is requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination to attend the 2021 Annual Conference

Here's why HFMA will require that everyone on-site at the Annual Conference in Minneapolis provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination.

Joseph J. Fifer, FHFMA, CPA August 25, 2021

Healthcare News of Note: Brigham and Women’s home hospital program freed up 419 beds during early COVID-19 surge, study shows

Healthcare News of Note for healthcare finance professionals is a roundup of recent news articles: Hospital-at-home can be part of a pandemic playbook, most Americans believe nurses are underpaid, and healthcare is second to technology for DDoS attacks.

Deborah Filipek August 24, 2021

Palliative Care in the ED Improves Value for Patients and Providers

Emergency departments that provide palliative care consults are seeing value in their initiatives.

Chad Mulvany, FHFMA August 19, 2021

Hospitals Eyeing Outside Partnerships to Counter Disruptors, Leaders Say

Hospital leaders say they no longer are “trying to do a little bit of everything.” Instead, they aim to specialize in some activities while finding outside partners that perform better in other areas.

Rich Daly August 19, 2021

Virtual Revenue Cycle Conference April 30 will help healthcare finance professionals manage operational stability during the COVID-19 pandemic

Healthcare finance professionals can learn to continue to support their health system’s financial viability and ensure use of consumer-centric strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic at HFMA's Virtual Conference April 30.

Deborah Filipek August 19, 2021

April 13-17: CMS webinars are among a slew 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 April 13.

Rich Daly August 19, 2021
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