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By Susan Morse | 10:45 am | April 06, 2023
While Texas decision eliminated constitutional grounds for coverage it doesn't mean insurers would stop the benefit, says legal expert.
HIMSS23
By HIMSS TV | 03:52 pm | April 04, 2023
<p>ROI and quality of care are realized through freeing up capacity for new patients and in being able to focus on more complex cases, says Dr. Anobel Odisho, associate professor of Urology at the University of California, San Francisco, who will be speaking at HIMSS23.</p> <p> </p>
By Susan Morse | 10:16 am | March 17, 2023
For acute care hospitals, the Medicare Advisory Payment Commission recommends a higher-than-current-law FFS payment update.
Higher expenses were driven by labor and pharmaceutical costs.
By Susan Morse | 03:20 pm | February 24, 2023
Readmission rates for COVID-19 were consistently lower than for patients hospitalized for other reasons.
By Susan Morse | 11:18 am | January 25, 2023
An innovation culture at Sheba Medical Center has produced efficiencies and cost savings.
By Susan Morse | 11:18 am | December 19, 2022
Many health systems and hospitals nationwide are experiencing the worst year financially since the start of COVID-19, health system says.
By Susan Morse | 11:18 am | December 02, 2022
A "horrible policy failure" over disputed claims backlogs is added to mandates requiring an advanced hospital infrastructure.
By Susan Morse | 10:58 am | November 29, 2022
Hospitals must aspire to ease care access, says Cleveland Clinic physician and Qualtrics CMO.
By Susan Morse | 10:15 am | November 16, 2022
This is the second attempt at a merger in a decade.