The National Association of ACOs is asking for changes to the information blocking rule prohibiting participation in the Medicare Shared Savings Program if the ACO or its clinicians for noncompliance.

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A trend from 2023 that appears determined to persist into the new year is cybersecurity risk, as a Missouri hospital’s computer systems were disrupted at the end of December, forcing the facility to take its computer systems offline. Liberty Hospital became aware of the disruption on December 19, at which time it took its entire […]

Interest rates are expected to fall in 2024, changing the healthcare investment landscape moving into the new year, according to Bret Schiller, head of Healthcare Corporate Client Banking & Specialized Industries at J.P. Morgan.  “We think that rate cuts will start by the second, third quarter,” Schiller said.