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Implement these 6 safeguards against fraud accusations in telehealth

Healthcare providers should take care to comply with payer policies around telehealth.

Lisa A. Eramo July 10, 2020

Fitch issues warning about looming start of hospital repayments to Medicare

Hospitals could struggle to repay Medicare loans, which will come due soon, amid re-impositions of elective surgery bans.

Rich Daly July 9, 2020

Hospital M&A hardly has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic

The number of hospital M&A deals in the spring of 2020 was little affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and its severe financial effects.

Rich Daly July 8, 2020

Hospitals began to reverse job losses in June as other healthcare segments surged

Hospitals restarted hiring in June after two months of steep job losses, but it’s unclear whether the latest resurgence of COVID-19 cases will cut off the rebound.

HFMA July 8, 2020

Your patients are afraid to come back. An aesthetically pleasing office can help win their trust.

Physicians’ offices are open for business, but it will take more to get patients in the door.

Erika Grotto July 7, 2020

Hospitals scramble to meet price transparency requirements after court decision

Hospitals have a lot of costly work to do to meet CMS requirements to publicly post the rates they negotiate with health plans.

Rich Daly July 7, 2020

Regular updates and insight on CARES Act Provider Relief Fund FAQs via Chad Mulvany blog posts

HFMA June 30, 2020

110,000 Medicare beneficiaries were hospitalized for COVID-19 by mid-May

By mid-May, hospitals had treated 110,000 Medicare beneficiaries for COVID-19.

Rich Daly June 26, 2020

Hospital margins positive in May due to temporary federal boost, report finds

Federal assistance temporarily boosted hospital margins in May into positive territory.

Rich Daly June 25, 2020

CAHME releases Advanced Search tool to enable students to compare and evaluate graduate programs in healthcare management in the US and Canada

The Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) has released a web-based tool which enables the general public, students, employers, and university-based programs to compare and evaluate the performance and outcomes of graduate programs in healthcare management education.

HFMA June 24, 2020
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