Jeff Lagasse
The new name and branding strategy are meant to evoke the regular rising and falling of the tides, suggesting dependability.
This has bottom-line impacts for hospitals, especially as they look to recover financially from the worst of the pandemic.
Only 54% of Medicare patients referred to home healthcare services following a hospitalization received home healthcare visits.
Patients can find information about doctors, hospitals and nursing homes without searching through multiple tools.
The distribution is the latest update in the previously announced $5 billion in support to nursing homes wrestling with COVID-19.
Allowing families and caregivers to connect with their loved ones while maintaining distance has been a top safety priority for the system.
Total Medicare spending on acute care inpatient hospital services will increase by about $3.5 billion in FY 2021.
The law is meant to ensure that healthcare doesn't buckle under the weight of any future pandemics or public health crises.
Telehealth plays an increasingly critical part in treating patients, improving health outcomes and lowering costs.
Providers haven't been responding to Low Utilization Payment Adjustment thresholds as expected, the analysis finds.