The second quarter saw an increase in merger and acquisition-related transactions – 20 overall, as compared to 15 transactions in Q1. This, according to a new Kaufman Hall analysis, brought Q2 in line with pre-pandemic levels.
Healthcare and doctors’ groups are unhappy with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ proposed cuts to physician payments in its annual fee schedule, and are calling on Congress to intervene, hoping to stave off a 3.34% cut to the fee schedule’s conversion factor – used to calculate Medicare payments to doctors.
Dr. Monica Bharel, Advanced Clinical senior public health advisor and former commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, said public-private partnerships can help organizations integrate data across different sectors to understand the root causes of illness and adjust how care is delivered.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is proposing to extend the rule allowing all suppliers under the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) to use specific MDPP COVID-19 Public Health Emergency flexibilities, including the optional virtual delivery of the MDPP set of services through distance learning.
Revenue growth at Optum during the second quarter helped fuel strong performance for owner UnitedHealth Group, according to a recent earnings call, with Optum growing 25% to $56.3 billion, and operating earnings growing 13% to $3.7 billion. That strong showing by the subsidiary helped UHG realize Q2 revenues that, at $92.9 billion, were 16% higher than the […]
Hospitals have to think creativity and differently because staffing shortages aren’t going away, says Wendy Deibert, Caregility’s vice president of Clinical Solutions.
Electronic health record vendor NextGen Healthcare has agreed to pay $31 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by misrepresenting the capabilities of certain versions of its EHR software, and providing unlawful payment to its users to induce them to recommend NextGen’s software, according to the Department of Justice.
HIMSS volunteer Ricardo Silva says he meets the people who are transforming healthcare, and then takes that back to the classroom.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has drawn praise from Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra for its approval of Opill, the first daily oral contraceptive approved for use in the U.S. without a prescription. The approval means the progestin-only oral contraceptive pill will be available without a prescription at drug stores, convenience stores […]
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the calendar year 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule, with overall proposed payment amounts being reduced by 1.25% compared to CY 2023. CMS is also proposing increases in payment for many visit services, such as primary care, and these proposed increases require offsetting and budget […]