Overall customer satisfaction with Medicare Advantage plans has increased this year, thanks largely to improvements in billing and payments, cost and provider choice. But according to the new J.D. Power 2022 U.S. Medicare Advantage Study, some concerning trends are brewing beneath the surface of those positive numbers. Most notably, a majority of Medicare Advantage plan […]
The federal government will have monkeypox vaccines available at LGBT, Pride and other events, the White House Monkeypox Response Team and federal officials said today. At special events, 50,000 doses will be available. But because these are two-dose vaccines, individuals will be responsible for getting their second dose after the event. The vaccine is most effective […]
Due to labor and other macro inflationary pressures, Fitch Ratings has revised its outlook for nonprofit hospitals and health systems to “deteriorating.”
UCHealth manages patient flow by predicting bed capacity and clinical teams required, according to Jamie Nordhagen, the director of capacity management and patient representatives.
In art and photography, the “vanishing point” is the point at which two lines converge, meeting at the horizon line and suggesting three-dimensional space. In hospital revenue cycles, the vanishing point is $7,500.
General Catalyst’s Daryl Tol believes that health systems are crucial partners for transformation in digital health transformation.
Ambulatory surgical centers are gaining traction in the outpatient market. ASCs continue to perform more than half of all U.S.
In 2021, the pace of change in the healthcare industry picked up dramatically, with the introduction of new regulatory requirements, rising expectations among consumers, new competitive threats and the shift toward value-based payment strategies. This change has resulted in shifting priorities for payers, who now cite managing costs as a top concern.
UnitedHealthcare is making a push to remove deductibles and provide clear, upfront pricing information with its new Surest offering, itself a rebrand of Bind, which was introduced in 2016. According to UHC, Surest has the fastest growth rate among its employer-sponsored plans.
The Indonesia Ministry of Health is tackling three priorities in the country’s healthcare sector, says Setiaji Setiaji, chief of the Digital Transformation Office.