Reimbursement Private insurers pay 240% of what Medicare pays The American Hospital Association criticized the report as making broad claims about pricing based on a cherry-picked and limited data set. More...

Capital Finance Healthcare real estate remains attractive to investors Rent deferments will help some hospitals in the short term while the interest will make real estate companies whole by year's end. More...

Budgeting Healthcare expenses for hospital employees increase in 2020 Last year, executives said their first priority was to attract and retain talent; this year they are most concerned about mitigating rising costs. More...

Claims Processing Payers work to meet interoperability deadline The majority of health plans say they do not feel ready to meet the new FHIR interoperability standards mandated by CMS. More...

Policy and Legislation CMS announces kidney disease care model The model encourages increased use of home dialysis and kidney transplants to help improve the quality of life. More...

Ambulatory Care Med schools, teaching hospitals are 3% of GDP The institutions that were studied added more than $562 billion in value to the nation's economy in 2017, including direct and indirect economic impact. More...

Analytics HIEs in Colorado have lowered costs for inmate care The goal was to improve outcomes, reduce the recidivism rate and send inmates back into the communities with coherent care plans. More...

Business Intelligence Cigna launches a rebrand in Evernorth Evernorth's use of data and analytics will provide a platform for health solutions, including for those without Cigna medical insurance. More...

Meaningful Use CMS overhauls meaningful use as 'Promoting Interoperability' Administrator Seema Verma said changes to the program eliminate 25 measures and saves hospitals over 2 million hours of work and $75 million. More...

Patient Engagement Public sentiment on healthcare deteriorating Overall, 60% rated the U.S. healthcare system as "poor" or "fair," compared to the 11% that rated it as "excellent." More...