by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 11, 2024 | Providers, Tea Leaves
Thirteen health systems are collaborating with high schools as part of a $250 million initiative to boost the health care workforce. Announced Wednesday, the new initiative funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies will work with the public school systems in 10 urban and...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 11, 2024 | Providers, Tea Leaves
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra will be joining with Democratic lawmakers to launch a reproductive health care series this week to highlight efforts by the administration to ensure access to reproductive and contraceptive care. The health care...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 11, 2024 | Providers, Tea Leaves
Medically complex older patients who received care through a provider’s hospital-at-home program had “low” rates of mortality and readmission, according to recently published research data. The national review of thousands of Medicare fee-for-service Part A claims was...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 11, 2024 | Providers, Tea Leaves
Billing for patient messages sent to providers has risen in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published in JAMA. Charging for e-visits, or asynchronous messages that require medical decision-making and take at least five minutes of clinician time...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 11, 2024 | Providers, Tea Leaves
According to a recent analysis from KFF, most nonprofit hospitals and health systems had enough cash on hand to cover operating expenses for an extended period of time in 2022. On average, hospitals and systems reported having 218 days of cash on hand in 2022 —...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 11, 2024 | Providers, Tea Leaves
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has named its first chief competition officer, a new role that aims to boost competition in health care in an effort to lower rising costs. Stacy Sanders, who previously served as a counselor to HHS Secretary Xavier...
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