Looking beyond CMS: How to accelerate the transition to value in healthcare
HFMA's Chad Mulvany summarizes a blog on actions CMS and Congress can take to transition providers to capitated and other risk-bearing payment models.
HHS updates COVID-19 payment and reporting requirements
Hospitals will need to meet testing requirements after Sept. 1 to receive future Medicare payment increases for treating COVID-19 patients.
COVID-19 hospitalizations fall to 24% below their latest peak, HHS says
The latest COVID-19 surge appears over, as positive rates and hospitalizations are declining nationally, says the Department of Health and Human Services.
5 factors that will make the next recession different from 2008
Hospitals came through the Great Recession relatively unscathed, but a future recession would likely pose much more severe challenges. It therefore would be prudent for hospitals to act now to protect themselves against future market distress.
2020 is challenging us to re-imagine integrated healthcare
The recovery plan healthcare organizations use to address the impact of COVID-19 and other factors that have damaged the financial foundations of healthcare delivery are likely to involve increased integration.
Employers pivot from value-based payment to virtual care amid the pandemic
Employer-sponsored health plans are pausing value-pay expansions in favor of adding virtual care options in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a business group survey..
CARES Act Provider Relief Fund FAQs undergo another update as of August 14
HFMA's Chad Mulvany recommends healthcare leaders who think their organizations qualify for Phase 2 General Distributions review the FAQs.
More independent physician practices likely to seek partners in the coming months due to financial issues caused by COVID-19
HFMA's Chad Mulvany says given the limited days cash on hand independent physician practices report having, it is likely practices will start seeking partners in the coming months, if they haven’t already.
White House appeals for hospitals and health systems to use official COVID-19 portal daily to track PPE needs
HFMA's Todd Nelson says the shortage of personal protective equipment is not going to get better if hospitals and health systems don’t do their part to provide PPE use and shortage data on the U.S. Healthcare COVID-19 portal.
New data analytics hold the key to promoting consumerism in healthcare
Panelists at HFMA’s Digital Annual Conference in August explored how recent advances in data analytics are helping to improve the patient experience of care and advance consumerism in healthcare.