Susan Morse
For both primary and specialty care, telehealth is more frequently coded with a lower level-of-service billing code, Epic Research says.
The move will end Dana-Farber's longstanding relationship with Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Hospitals face a $15,000 fine for the first violation, with the state narrowing the circumstances for exceptions.
The vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna will be available later this week, CDC says.
Hospitals and physician practices are seeing direct competition from retailers that are investing in traditional primary care.
The number of hospitalizations and deaths in the United States continues to rise.
The settlement concludes two OCR investigations initiated from a large breach report and a media article regarding a separate security incident.
Automation, and now AI, can handle the easy tasks such as administrative form filling.
The total costs of additional staffing to meet a minimum staffing requirement would range from $1.5 to $6.8 billion, says CMS study.
AHEAD model includes financial incentives for hospitals and primary care practices.