A correlation was found between hospitals with fewer beds and lack of adherence to CMS’ price transparency mandate requirements, according to a new study published in ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research.
Former COVID patients had a 42% increased risk of neurologic problems 12 months after testing positive, according to a new study published in Nature Medicine. The analysis was taken from millions of United States veterans...Read More »
The onset of COVID-19 has brought a host of challenges for hospitals and health systems since March 2020, particularly with pressure on staff and resources. In a report by Kaufman Hall, data shows recent and projected future performance for hospitals through the rest of 2022 will continue to...Read More »
In surveying 15 major metropolitan areas, a new survey by AMN Healthcare and Merritt Hawkins reported that the time it takes to schedule a new appointment increased by 8% since 2017...Read More »
In an observational retrospective study, people aged 65 years or older were found to have a 50-80% risk for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) after having COVID-19. The new study, which was recently published in...Read More »
Hospitals and health systems have seen some of the worst margins since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Kaufman Hall’s recent National Hospital Flash report. This is due...Read More »
As more and more health systems and hospitals have looked to supplement clinical visits with monitoring and managing care for patients at home, remote patient monitoring (RPM) programs have grown in popularity. Medicare coverage for RPM services was already limited, but...Read More »
Members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) gathered for a presentation by MedPAC senior analyst Rachel Burton, MPP, and discussed a draft chapter from its upcoming March 2023 Report to the Congress that describes Medicare's overall financial situation. The comments made by...Read More »
