Healthcare Business Trends

A now-or-never moment for telehealth? Demand will remain strong as long as technology and the healthcare industry can meet it

Payers and providers adapted quickly to the need for telehealth services, and most patients responded in kind. Demand will remain strong as long as technology and the industry can meet it.

Hillary Bird May 3, 2021

Key payment details in the Medicare FY22 Inpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule

CMS’s FY22 proposed rule for the Inpatient Prospective Payment System includes a 2.8% payment increase for general acute care hospitals.

Nick Hut April 28, 2021

Herd immunity and the prospect of seeing an end to the COVID-19 crisis

There are widespread expectations that the United States will achieve herd immunity against COVID-19 within the coming year, and possibly by this summer.

Ken Perez April 28, 2021

The AAHA and the tumult of Medicare

Passage of Medicare in 1965 would have a profound effect on the American Association of Hospital Accounting, resulting in a change of name and direction for the Association.

HFMA April 27, 2021

Physician practice performance suffered during the 2020 pandemic year

Recent research shows that volatility driven by COVID-19 rocked physician practices throughout 2020, but there were signs of recovery toward the end of the year.

Cynthia Arnold April 26, 2021

News briefs: CMS reduces Medicare payments by 25% for many providers as part of loan recoupment

News briefs for May include recoupment of Medicare advance payments, a potential issue with hospitals' 340B eligibility, and more.

Nick Hut April 26, 2021

Hospital M&A activity was low in Q1 2021 but could increase soon

Hospital M&A tracking firms reported low volumes in the first quarter of 2021 but also saw indications that the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic will drive higher levels of activity.

Nick Hut April 14, 2021

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.

Nick Hut April 12, 2021

40% of hospitals reconsidering traditional budgeting amid pandemic: HFMA poll

A n October 2020 HFMA survey, by Strata Decision Technology, found that the COVID-19 pandemic prompted many U.S. hospitals to consider moving from a traditional budgeting process to rolling forecasting, with one in five already having made the move.

Lisa Eramo, MA April 5, 2021

U.S. faces a challenging road to recovery after COVID-19

President Biden faces an enormous challenge in achieving his promise of distributing the COVID-19 vaccine nationwide and bringing the nation back to economic prosperity. Time will tell if the President can delive on that promise.

Gail R Wilensky, PhD March 31, 2021
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