by Jordana Choucair | Jan 13, 2023 | Providers
Transcarent, an employee health care navigation company, is partnering with the Clinic by Cleveland Clinic, the hospital’s joint venture with telehealth company Amwell, to expand access to medical specialists. Through the partnership, Transcarent members will...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 11, 2023 | Providers
A federal judge ordered HHS to create a plan to correct underpayments made to 340B hospitals. The department cut 340B reimbursement by nearly 30 percent in 2018 and redistributed the $1.6 billion in savings to all hospitals. In June, the Supreme Court ruled that HHS...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 21, 2022 | Providers
The Joint Commission launched a new Health Care Equity certification program to recognize hospitals and critical access hospitals that strive for excellence in their efforts to provide equitable care, treatment, and services. Hospitals can pre-apply for certification...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 19, 2022 | Providers
Data recently released by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) shows that the number of medical school applicants dropped to pre-pandemic levels in the 2022-23 academic year. The number of Black matriculants increased 6.4 percent year over year from the...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 15, 2022 | Providers
A new Fitch Ratings report found that the unemployment rate in hospitals decreased from 1.8 percent in October to 1.3 percent in November. The report cites Bureau of Labor Statistics data showing hospital and ambulatory health services payrolls increased by 11,000 and...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 13, 2022 | Providers
A new Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) analysis found that 45 percent of all nursing facility residents and 22 percent of staff are up to date with their COVID-19 vaccinations. The figures are a significant decline from the 87 percent of nursing facility residents and...
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