The healthcare system is currently at a juncture: as the coronavirus pandemic becomes more manageable, will the industry revolutionize its approach to value-based healthcare spending or will it fall...
HHS announced funding to support community-based organizations in their battle against COVID-19 and proposed changes to Title X to promote more equitable care delivery. Meanwhile, CMS delays...
Providers Missing Out on RCM Automation
According to a new survey, about one-third of hospitals and health systems do not use revenue cycle automation. The survey commissioned by AKASA was conducted...
In an effort to deliver more equitable care, states can now expand Medicaid coverage for women postpartum. And CMS proposes increased payments to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and inpatient...
Johnson & Johnson Vaccine on Pause
CDC and FDA are reviewing data involving six reported cases of a severe and rare kind of blood clot in individuals who received the Johnson & Johnson...
HHS promotes additional spending to advertise the Special Enrollment Period and make members aware of low-cost premium plans. And CMS begins recouping payments to providers, delays payments pending...
President Biden exceeded his goal to deliver 100 million COVID-19 vaccines during his first 100 days in office, delivering 100 million vaccines in 58 days. Now, his administration is pushing to further...
Amazon was expected to disrupt healthcare through its partnership with JP Morgan and Berkshire Hathaway. As it ends up, the company is bringing new competition to a congested telehealth marketplace...
Patient experience has two central elements: care coordination and patient engagement. Findings come from a new report from Insights by Xtelligent Healthcare Media. And these efforts have increased...
For many voters, the 2020 presidential election was less about red and blue and more about white, as in the white coat.
Healthcare was a dominant issue in the race between the incumbent President Donald J. Trump and Democratic runner Vice...
