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When one factors in length of stay, the average hospital charge increased the longer patients were there, and they continued to vary by age group.
For one health system, robotic process automation equates to about 27,000 hours in a month saved, which correlates to around $500,000.
When health systems have their staff manage revenue cycles, up to 25% of the day can be spent on repetitive tasks related to the revenue process.
Higher revenues through September were offset by rising expenses of 3.5% year-over-year, according to Kaufman Hall report.
The fines are the latest effort on OCR's part to enforce HIPAA regulations around protected health information.
Non-COVID-19 utilization is back to 95% of baseline, and, when coupled with the cost of COVID-19 care, overall utilization is above baseline.
Certain new and innovative equipment and supplies will qualify for the additional Medicare payment.
Democratic opponents say the "unlawful waiver" will expose consumers to greater financial risk by encouraging the use of junk plans.
Last Friday, the CDC reported 99,750 new cases, a record high from the day before.
Direct contracting is the next CMMI model and is based on Next Generation, Medicare Shared Savings and Medicare Advantage plans.