UnitedHealthcare has adopted a $0 out-of-pocket expense benefit for virtual visits for eligible members enrolled in applicable fully insured employer-sponsored plans. The new coverage enhancement is designed to make remote urgent care more affordable and convenient, UHC said.
The Department of Health and Human Services has issued a final rule that amends civil money penalties for information blocking related to HHS grants, contracts and other agreements.
Over time, the augmented reality headset will have use in the operating room to see an MRI, CT scan or ultrasound projected onto the patient, says Sam Glassenberg, founder and CEO of Level Ex.
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation has released a new, voluntary Enhancing Oncology Model (EOM) intended to reduce spending and improve quality of care for cancer patients. The EOM is a 5-year voluntary model, beginning on July 1, that has payment incentives and requires participant redesign activities. The model will end in June 2028.
NASHVILLE – An estimated three-quarters of physicians are employed by hospitals, according to information released at the HFMA session “Closing the Financial Data Gap in a Physician Alignment Strategy.”
Connecticut Office of Health Strategy is a think tank around health policy in the state, says Sumit Sajnani, health information technology officer at the Connecticut Office of Health Strategy.
NASHVILLE – Revenue cycle vendor management has saved two health systems millions, according to two vice presidents of revenue cycle speaking at HMFA 2023. Total savings for the Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been $1.9 million to date, according to Heather Dunn, vice president and chief revenue cycle officer. This is a system that has […]
CMS is proposing to increase the end stage renal disease prospective payment base rate to $269.99 for 2024, increasing total payments to freestanding ESRD facilities by $4.42, or approximately 1.6%, compared to 2023. For hospital-based ESRD facilities, CMS projects an increase in total payments of 2.6%.
Working for a nonprofit focused on saving lives and improving the quality of life, Carolina Nelson, the relief organization’s LAC regional deputy director, says she found HIMSS a great space to understand the stakeholders and solutions that could support that mission.
NASHVILLE – Four health system CFOs on Sunday kicked off the opening keynote session of the Healthcare Financial Management Association annual conference by summing up the challenges hospitals have overcome and how they’re tackling the ones ahead.