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WEBHealthcare Finance provides timely and in-depth coverage of the challenges faced by healthcare providers and payers in light of skyrocketing healthcare costs, regulatory developments and diminishing reimbursements. Helmed by an experienced team of independent editors and journalists, we deliver news, analysis, educational content to an audience of senior healthcare financial managers and ...
Improving health equity could add $2.8 trillion to GDP by 2040
WEB2 days ago · Addressing health inequities could add $2.8 trillion to the U.S. economy by 2040, significantly boosting GDP and improving population health, while corporate profits could increase by $763 billion by that time, according to a new Deloitte analysis.. Contending that health equity is a business imperative for payers, providers and other healthcare organizations, the study underscored the need ...
Employers look to dodge cost-shifting in midst of rising expenses
WEB1 day ago · Improving the Patient Financial Experience Throughout the Patient Journey While many healthcare providers believe that improving the patient financial experience is a critical step for their organization, few have done so successfully. Read this brief to learn strategies that increase patient ...
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WEBImproving the Patient Financial Experience Throughout the Patient Journey While many healthcare providers believe that improving the patient financial experience is a critical step for their organization, few have done so successfully. Read this brief to learn strategies that increase patient ...
Moody's upgrades healthcare outlook from negative to stable for …
WEBNov 9, 2023 · Moody's Investors Service has revised its 2024 outlook for the not-for-profit and public healthcare sector to stable from negative, driven in large part by a decrease in labor costs.. While hospitals will continue to grapple with high expenses because of a shortage of skilled labor, particularly nurses, Moody's predicts that the growth in expenses will slow as hospitals make greater efforts to ...
Hospitals confront mounting reimbursement challenges and …
WEBNov 30, 2023 · Escalating reimbursement delays and declining cash reserves are placing hospitals and health systems across the nation in a precarious financial predicament, according to data from Syntellis Performance Solutions' analysis of 1,300 hospitals.. The findings, published in partnership with the American Hospital Association, underscore the pressing need for measures aimed at alleviating financial ...
HHS announces 54 drugs subject to rebates and lower coinsurance
WEB4 days ago · The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the names of 54 drugs whose prices have risen faster than the rate of inflation.. Drug companies will be required to pay rebates to Medicare under the Inflation Reduction Act.
CMS releases Acute Hospital Care at Home study
WEB2 days ago · Patients who receive hospital care at home generally have lower mortality rates than their brick-and-mortar inpatient counterparts, according to a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services report on the Acute Hospital Care at Home initiative.. CMS said it's difficult to conclude that the Acute Hospital Care at Home initiative resulted in lower Medicare spending overall as compared to brick ...
Finance execs are focused on cutting costs through technology
WEBSep 11, 2024 · Healthcare finance leaders are increasingly focused on cutting costs, with 38% identifying it as their top priority, according to U.S. Bank's latest CFO Insights Healthcare Report.
CFOs confront funding challenges in long-term capital needs
WEBJul 29, 2024 · Pressure is mounting for chief financial officers to meet cash flow targets in the coming years, according to a Knowtion Health's "Race for Cash: Pivoting Your Denials Strategy for a New Era" report. The survey of more than 75 hospital CFOs and revenue cycle leaders found hospitals are focusing on rebuilding cash reserves post-pandemic by cutting costs and increasing revenue through service ...