Healthcare Finance Technology

Looming changes to quality reporting in the Medicare Shared Savings Program draw strong pushback from healthcare providers

Healthcare provider organizations are petitioning the Biden administration to slow recently finalized quality-related changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program.

Nick Hut May 18, 2021

Reimagining care delivery to emphasize physician-consumer relationships and the human touch

The healthcare industry needs to make changes that emphasize the physician-consumer relationship and help people take charge of their own care, says the author of a new book.

Nick Hut May 17, 2021

“Access improves outcomes.” The benefits of telehealth for chronic conditions.

Arnold Saperstein from Cecilia Health and Susan Beane from HealthFirst discuss the opportunities of telehealth for patients with chronic conditions.

Erika Grotto May 6, 2021

3 reasons healthcare providers are eager to offer text-to-pay convenience

Healthcare providers should consider the benefits of offering a text to pay option for their patients.

HFMA May 5, 2021

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

Atlas Health: Helping healthcare providers offer patients philanthropic financial assistance

Learn how one company uses a database of more than 10,000 philanthropic programs to tap into funds available for patient medical costs associated with care for chronic diseases, rare conditions or high-cost therapies.

HFMA April 28, 2021

Prospective CMS administrator’s confirmation hearing highlights Congress’s desire to expand telehealth coverage

In a confirmation hearing for prospective CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, various members of the Senate Finance Committee expressed their hope to implement a permanent expansion of Medicare telehealth coverage.

Nick Hut April 21, 2021

How has your view changed when it comes to telemedicine?

Khalid Al-Maskari of Health Information Management Systems discusses the future of telehealth.

Erika Grotto April 21, 2021

7 steps for supporting organizational well-being and mitigating clinician burnout

As part of a strategy to mitigate burnout and boost clinician well-being, interventions should be tailored to the specific needs of teams.

Nick Hut April 19, 2021
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