Reimbursement
In total, $40-plus billion will be distributed to hospitals, pay for uninsured and target hot spots, rural providers and Indian Health Service.
Margins significantly across broader health systems, which often include substantial physician and ambulatory operations outside of the hospital.
Participation in the new COVID-19 clinical trials improvement activity carries a high weight from a scoring perspective.
To ease physician burden during COVID-19, non-physician practitioners will be able to perform documentation duties.
The recommendations allow hospitals in areas with a low incidence of COVID-19 to schedule elective surgeries again.
If such facilities can't bring in new residents, their business model essentially collapses.
The action is being taken to rapidly expand COVID-19 testing, particularly for those with Medicare and in nursing homes.
NAACOS and others want CMS to hold harmless providers participating in alternative payment models from performance-related penalties for 2020.
Having rolling budget forecasting, following coding guidelines and anticipating patient behavior changes will help with the coronavirus aftermath.
HHS has partnered with UnitedHealth Group to provide the rapid payment via Optum Bank and the Automated Clearing House account information on file.