CMS has finalized a 2.6% payment increase for inpatient services, boosted DSH payments, established new interoperability rules for prior authorization, and confirmed the launch of a controversial mandatory bundled payment model.

Trust is felt when staff understand that the senior leadership has their back and are responding to their needs and concerns, says this CNO.

Orthos top all compensation; PCP comp at the bottom; APP/NPs in high demand.

CMS is proposing expanding coverage of digital health devices used in some behavioral health treatment programs and asking for comments on adding even more devices. But will that be enough to spur adoption?

Coronary artery calcium tests are comparatively inexpensive but patients usually must pay for it out-of-pocket. Medicare rarely covers it.