CMS bumps inpatient hospital payment by 4.3% for 2023 In August, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS issued the fiscal year (FY) 2023 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS) final rule. The increase in operating payment rates for general acute care hospitals paid under … [Read more...]

Honda celebrates 50 years of the Civic Fifty years ago, Honda held the global introduction of its three-door hatchback – the Honda Civic. A half century later, with sales approaching 30 million globally and now in its 11th generation, Civic is the longest-running automotive nameplate in Honda history and the best-selling Honda automobile of all-time. “Since going on sale … [Read more...]

Three tips to calm your fear and approach this next season with confidence By Lisa Earle McLeod For many, the future is feeling increasingly wary; recent Wall Street forecasts turned out to be overly optimistic and economists are reporting the recession risk has spiked. The collective climate of angst can send our amygdala into overdrive. It’s the prehistoric part of … [Read more...]

By Linda Rouse O’Neill In June, HIDA held its first-ever Pandemic Preparedness Summit, bringing together supply chain executives and federal preparedness officials to share best practices from the COVID-19 response and strengthen public-private partnerships throughout the health supply chain. Panels and breakout sessions at the Pandemic Preparedness Summit paired federal … [Read more...]

Your healthcare content marketing strategy is the plan for how to create and execute stellar marketing content. Without a plan, your content will have no aim or focus, hurting your results. However, establishing a firm goal and processes to achieve that goal can ensure you are getting the most return from your efforts and investment. Explore how to build a content marketing … [Read more...]

Tensions high over health data privacy, AMA patient survey finds A survey released this summer by the American Medical Association (AMA) reveals unresolved tension over the eroding security and confidentiality of personal health information in a wired society and economy. The survey of 1,000 patients was conducted by Savvy Cooperative, a patient-owned source of health care … [Read more...]

The retail giant and One Medical sign an agreement for Amazon to acquire One Medical Amazon and One Medical announced in late July that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Amazon will acquire One Medical. One Medical is a human-centered, technology-powered national primary care organization on a mission to make quality care more affordable, … [Read more...]

The Great Resignation continues to shape the healthcare workforce. By Pete Mercer Compensation has been a hot button topic in the healthcare industry in recent years, mostly in regard to the heavy toll inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic. Healthcare workers have faced innumerable challenges in the last couple of years, ranging from inadequate materials to protect … [Read more...]

Primary care docs question the value of some Medicare billing codes. Primary care physicians aren’t using Medicare billing codes for prevention and care-coordination services, apparently deciding it’s not worth the bother. Questions surrounding Medicare reimbursement and billing codes for primary care physicians (PCPs) were raised by a recent study published in “Annals of … [Read more...]

Research shows the more that is invested in primary care, the better health outcomes will be. As director of the Robert Graham Center – part of the research division of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) – Dr. Yalda Jabbarpour fields a lot of questions from primary care doctors. For instance, during the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, she was hearing a lot of … [Read more...]