[ad_1] An early look at the performance of COVID-19 booster shots during the recent omicron wave in the U.S. hinted at a decline in effectiveness, though the shots […]
CMS claws back Medicare payments from hospitals that own nursing schools
[ad_1] For nearly a decade, the federal government has overpaid hospitals that own nursing schools an estimated $310 million, and now the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services […]
Government aid for not-for-profit health systems doubles amid COVID-19 pandemic
[ad_1] State and federal funding for hospitals and health systems has doubled over the past two years compared with historical averages as the government supplanted revenue lost during […]
Joint replacement pay reform hasn’t hurt Alzheimer’s patients
[ad_1] Medicare payment reforms for joint replacement didn’t increase disparities in use between patients with Alzheimer’s and those without, according to a new study in JAMA Health Forum […]
What are taxpayers spending for those ‘free’ COVID tests? The government won’t say.
[ad_1] The four free COVID-19 rapid tests President Joe Biden promised in December for every American household have begun arriving in earnest in mailboxes and on doorsteps. A […]
CMS aims to clean up Medicare Advantage provider directories
[ad_1] A merger left Hannah Hale without options. Digestive Health Associates of Texas combined with Texas Digestive Disease Consultants in January 2021 to become GI Alliance, a specialty […]
Automation can help transform nursing care, improve retention
[ad_1] Automation processes can enable timely and accurate decisions that free nurses to focus on establishing and maintaining strong relationships with patients, which help build patient trust. A […]
S&P Global: Home health agencies face defaults, consolidation
[ad_1] The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ small pay bump for home health agencies in 2023 will not keep up with the rising expenses for some providers, […]
Tenet CFO Daniel Cancelmi to retire at end of 2023
[ad_1] Tenet Healthcare Chief Financial Officer Daniel Cancelmi will retire at the end of the year, the for-profit health system announced Thursday. Cancelmi joined Tenet about 30 years […]
Cleveland Clinic, Palantir Technologies announce partnership
[ad_1] Cleveland Clinic has entered into a multiyear partnership with Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE: PLTR), a builder of operating systems that will deliver a “Virtual Command Center” for […]