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CMS Releases Data for COVID-19 Hospitalization Payments, Patient Discharge StatusThe average Medicare payment per fee-for-service was $23,094. The data reported by CMS also includes a range of payments for...
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CareMount CFO Says COVID-19 Threw a 'Wrench' in Next-Gen ACO PlansKevin Conroy, CFO and chief population health officer at CareMount Medical, is encouraged by CMS's decision to extend its Next...
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40% of Providers at Risk of Closure Due to Financial Implications of COVID-19Definitive Healthcare also found that at-risk organizations have laid off non-essential staff at twice the rate of those not at...
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Quorum Health Receives Bankruptcy Approval, Expects to Emerge in July The Brentwood, Tennessee-based hospital operator will reduce its debt by around $500 million.
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July NCCI Update Adds Sky-high MUE Values for Core E/M ServicesProviders should note that CMS did not restore the 29,000 NCCI edits that were deleted by the previous April 7...
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CHS to Sell Florida Hospital to Orlando HealthBayfront is one of several hospitals that CHS said it would sell as part of a years-long effort to shed...
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S&P Expects Lower Funded Ratios for Nonprofit Healthcare Pension Plans in FY 2020The ratings agency found that the median funded status of defined benefit plans fell from 84% in fiscal year 2019...
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Understand Virtual Services Billable During the COVID-19 Public Health EmergencyWhen considering providing virtual services during the PHE, hospitals should carefully consider new reimbursement mechanisms to ensure compliance.
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Medscape: Half of Physicians Have a Net Worth of Less Than $1MA new report from Medscape indicated that the dynamic may change due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Hospitals See 'First Signs' of Financial RecoveryOne month after margins fell 174%, hospitals have begun to experience the first glimpses of positive financial metrics.
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New FAQs Address Provider-based Department Billing, Relocation RequestsIf a hospital relocated a PBD to a patient's home during the PHE and then must relocate a PBD to...
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Medical Cost Trend Could Hit 10% in 2021One upshot for provider organizations is that it will be crucial to build out virtual mental health care options and...