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WEBHealthcare Finance provides timely and in-depth coverage of the challenges faced by healthcare providers and payers in light of skyrocketing healthcare costs, regulatory developments and diminishing reimbursements. Helmed by an experienced team of independent editors and journalists, we deliver news, analysis, educational content to an audience of senior healthcare financial managers and ...
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WEBImproving the Patient Financial Experience Throughout the Patient Journey While many healthcare providers believe that improving the patient financial experience is a critical step for their organization, few have done so successfully. Read this brief to learn strategies that increase patient ...
Feds grant $100 million to grow healthcare workforce
WEB4 days ago · The Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services, has announced nearly $100 million in awards to grow the national healthcare workforce and improve access in high-need areas.. The announcement was made in conjunction with an HHS Health Workforce Roundtable convened as part of HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra's Health Workforce Initiative.
Interoperability in healthcare moving forward despite challenges
WEB4 days ago · Email: [email protected]. Healthcare Finance News is a HIMSS Media publication. Interoperability has been a longstanding goal for healthcare: The promise of being able to exchange data seamlessly between health information networks has been a goal the industry has been working toward for years, and now payers and healthcare organizations have ...
Insurers will make $11.8 billion in Medicare quality bonus …
WEB6 days ago · After increasing by more than 400% between 2015 and 2023, federal spending on Medicare Advantage bonus payments will decline by $1 billion to $11.8 billion in 2024 – an 8% decline – following the expiration of pandemic-era policies that temporarily increased star ratings for some plans, according to a new KFF analysis.
Hospitals confront mounting reimbursement challenges and …
WEBNov 30, 2023 · Escalating reimbursement delays and declining cash reserves are placing hospitals and health systems across the nation in a precarious financial predicament, according to data from Syntellis Performance Solutions' analysis of 1,300 hospitals.. The findings, published in partnership with the American Hospital Association, underscore the pressing need for measures aimed at alleviating financial ...
Healthcare pricing protected so far from inflation, BLS data shows
WEBAug 26, 2022 · Between 2001 and 2020, prices for medical care increased between 1% and 5% each year. Overall prices saw more volatility, though generally increased at a slower rate than prices for medical care until recently. In July 2022, however, prices rose by 8.5% across the economy from the previous year, compared …
Financial challenges spurring healthcare merger and acquisition ...
WEBOct 16, 2023 · Hospitals and health systems have been under extreme financial pressure since 2022, when median operating margins remained in negative territory for the full year. And while the picture has improved somewhat this year, these challenges spurred about a third of the hospital and health system merger and acquisition activity in the third quarter.
Navigating the healthcare economy | Healthcare Finance News
WEBHealthcare Finance Staff. Photo: Anton Patrus/Getty Images. COVID-19 revealed our national weaknesses in healthcare – an interconnected reliance on the supply chain, for one. It also showed our individual strengths and resilience. With regulations lifted, providers learned just how quickly they could adapt during surges and treat non-COVID-19 ...
Hospital, health system leaders address continued cost pressures
WEBAug 9, 2024 · With administrative tasks costing the U.S. healthcare system $60 billion dollars each year, AI has great potential to save time and lower costs, but the risk an AI model introduces compared to an individual's impact is exponential, authors said. Brian Foy, chief product officer at Q-Centrix, anticipates that many leaders within the hospital ...
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