Dive Brief: HHS on Friday extended key deadlines for medical groups and hospitals to use money from the Provider Relief Fund established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act last year. Providers no longer have to use all funds by June 30. Deadlines will be based on when the money is received. Also,… Read More »
Two studies published in May 2021 illustrate the value and importance of telehealth to patients in 2020, and a disconnect among many C-level executives working in hospitals, academic medical centers, and other care provider organizations. Together, the two reports from J.D. Power and BDO illustrate some mis-alignment between the demand and supply side of telehealth.… Read More »
As health systems are set to start reporting their third quarter earnings results this week, new research highlights hospitals’ ongoing fears about financial viability, patient volumes and supply stocks. That’s as new hotspots in the Midwest report rising COVID-19 case loads and hospitals prepare for the pandemic to collide with flu season, potentially causing stress… Read More »
HITRUST has launched its new HITRUST Shared Responsibility Program and Matrix Version 1.0, which it touts as the first common model for managing and communication privacy and security responsibilities between cloud service providers and their customers. WHY IT MATTERSThe new Matrix approach aims to clarify the roles and responsibilities regarding ownership and operation of security… Read More »
Almost one in five post-acute facilities have been operating at negative margins for the past five years or longer, a BlackBook survey of 1,640 providers of long-term and post-acute care revealed, and 84 percent of post-acute administrators report having no budgeted funds for technology acquisitions or improvements in 2019. Post-acute care providers are at continued… Read More »
Dive Brief: Despite the hype surrounding the importance of social determinants of health, just a quarter of hospitals and 16% of physician practices screen patients for social needs that affect health outcomes, according to a JAMA study published Wednesday. Providers that serve more economically disadvantaged patients, practices with exposure to payment reform models and academic… Read More »
There are all variety of reasons why power blackouts happen. Some can be foreseen, while other times, there’s no way a healthcare organization can anticipate, and prevent, the lights going dark and a data center going still. For example, one hospital lost power after Mylar balloons from a nearby party landed on a power line,… Read More »