August 13, 2020 - Waystar announced a definitive agreement to acquire eSolutions, a revenue cycle technology company with Medicare-specific solutions. Waystar says the combination will result in the first technology to unite both commercial and government payers onto a single payments platform. Founded in 1999, eSolutions' technology maximizes revenue collection, … [Read more...]
Northwell Health treated seriously ill COVID-19 patients at home; Florida takes cues
July 21, 2020 – Northwell Health (Manhattan, NY), which has cared for thousands of COVID-19 patients in its network of New York State facilities, sent nurses to care for seriously ill COVID-19 patients at home to ease the stress on its health system capacities. Northwell created wraparound home care services on the fly to deal with the surge of coronavirus cases in New York … [Read more...]
Premier, Inc.: Getting Back to Regulatory Readiness
From the Premier, Inc. blog: "COVID-19 interrupted many organizations’ daily operations – including, most likely, a reduced or suspended cadence of regulatory readiness planning. "Any regulatory readiness that’s been on pause, however, will need to pick up quickly. The Joint Commission announced it will begin resuming regular surveys and reviews this month. "Healthcare … [Read more...]