Healthcare IT Today

JULY 16, 2024

Date required : January 1, 2027 Key takeaway : Budget extra time for implementation. Date required : January 1, 2027 Key takeaway : Even EHRs currently supporting real-time price and benefit information will need updates to comply with the new standard.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Strata Health has over 80 health system partners and works with over 500 hospitals to provide over 800,000 patient transitions annually. million over the period from closing to June 30, 2027. Based in Canada, Strata Health designs, builds, and deploys software that improves access and navigation to care.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 24, 2023

billion by 2027. Hospitals and clinical systems are running hundreds, sometimes thousands, of applications simultaneously that could be vulnerable to attacks. For example, suppose your hospital wants to use a new SaaS application that stores sensitive data. billion in 2022 to 266.2

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Fraud Hospitals 119

Hall Render

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Bankruptcy of Steward Health Care Spurred Increased Hospital M&A Activity Steward Health Cares filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reshaped hospital M&A activity in 2024. hospitals, driving sustained deal volume throughout much of the year. Following its May filing, the Dallas-based system decided to sell 31 U.S.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

In a new report , Gartner projects that by 2027, 40% of organizations in highly regulated verticals will mandate the use of Cloud Development Environments (CDEs), up from less than 10% in 2024. CDEs help hospitals and payers comply with HIPAA and GDPR regulations by allowing them to self-host their development environments.

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Compliance HIPAA Ransomware Governance 111

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 31, 2024

” Price transparency data has become critical since its introduction through 2021 federal regulation for hospitals and insurers. I am excited to partner with the team as they scale towards a seamless healthcare transaction.” The new capital will help facilitate onboarding from recent customer expansion into these products. “As

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Compliance Hospitals 122

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 17, 2025

The following is a guest article by Chris Klitgaard , Founder and CEO at revology According to research by the Alliance for Lifetime Income, 4 million Americans will turn 65 this year and annually through 2027, led by retiring Boomers. A poll of over 500 acute care hospitals by healthcare improvement company Premier showed that roughly $10.6

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Regulatory Compliance Hospitals Medical Billing Compliance 40

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The American Hospital Association is taking disruption seriously right here, right now, as the U.S. hospital sector is facing major challenges on all fronts: staffing (especially nursing and more broadly, clinician burnout), supply chain, financial stressors, demographics, and cross-industry politics vis-à-vis pharma and health insurance.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 29, 2024

billion by 2027. Concerns related to security risks and the IT organization’s ability to respond to them are significant, particularly in hospitals. Pratik Maroo, Head of Healthcare and Life Sciences at Zensar It is estimated that the value of medical IoT devices will be $467.25

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Compliance Compliance Framework Regulatory Compliance Governance 75

American Medical Compliance

MARCH 18, 2024

Although anyone working at a hospital can be a victim of violence, nurses and aides who have the most direct contact with patients are especially vulnerable. To become certified, please visit us at: American Medical Compliance (AMC). Reach out for other courses by visiting the AMC Course Library. Who is at Risk for Workplace Violence?

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

In 2023, hospitals must identify their financial risk and focus on employee retention and recruitment as the threat of a recession looms. In 2023, hospital and health system expenses are expected to increase by nearly $135 billion, driven by a projected $86 billion increase in labor expenses. Healthcare in the Era Post-Covid.

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Hospitals COVID-19 Telemedicine Public Health 98

Hall Render

APRIL 5, 2024

Planned services include ambulatory surgery and cancer care, with an anticipated 2027 opening date. The city of Houston, TX has 85 hospitals and more than 19,000 hospital beds. Tenet Healthcare completed the sale of six California hospitals and related operations. Sila Realty Trust bought an $85.5M

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Hospitals 40

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Bethany Robertson, Clinical Executive at Wolters Kluwer Health During the third quarter of 2024, there were 27 announced hospital mergers and acquisitions, representing $13.3 are expected to reach $6 trillion by 2027, representing roughly 18% of the GDP. billion in transacted revenue marking the highest number in seven years.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 21, 2025

The following is a guest article by Mike Hamilton, CISO at Lumifi Cyber Cybercrime was reported to cause $8T in global losses in 2022, and that is expected to rise to $12T by 2027. That is an astonishing amount of money, on par with the GDP of many developed nations.

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Governance Compliance Ransomware Hospitals 52

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 15, 2024

Per CMS rules, organizations have to digitize prior authorization starting in 2027. Barnabas Hospital. How Close Are We to Making Prior Authorizations Digital and Automatic ? Our first of recent several questions for the Healthcare IT Today focused on a thorny issue. Read more… Fast EHR and ERP Deployments at St.

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Ransomware HIPAA Hospitals 90

HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

To improve patient outcomes, we have to involve a patient’s family and significant others in their care, because it must extend beyond the four walls of the hospital,” says Dr. Reetu Singh, senior medical director, clinical documentation integrity at AdventHealth.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 23, 2024

Beyond Hospital Pricing Building on its core expertise in hospital price transparency, mandated by federal regulations, Turquoise has expanded its platform to encompass: Payer and provider contract management: Streamlining agreements between healthcare entities.

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Hospitals Compliance 52

Hall Render

OCTOBER 27, 2023

According to a recent study , physician-owned hospitals treated some of the most expensive Medicare beneficiaries at significantly lower costs compared to traditional hospitals, despite serving similar patient populations. trillion in loan maturities through 2027. Senate committee led by Sen. of total expenses.

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Hall Render

AUGUST 30, 2024

A former hospital in St. Maura Healey negotiated preliminary agreements to keep six of the eight Steward hospitals in Massachusetts open under new operators. Maura Healey negotiated preliminary agreements to keep six of the eight Steward hospitals in Massachusetts open under new operators. Massachusetts Gov.

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Hospitals 40

HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In fact, about 100,000 registered nurses left the workforce during the past two years due to stress, burnout and retirements, and another 610,388 reported an intent to leave by 2027, according to a study released by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.

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Hall Render

JULY 19, 2024

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute plans to demolish the Joslin Diabetes Center building in Boston to make way for its recently announced 300-bed, 450,000-sf cancer hospital, which it plans to build with Beth Israel Deaconess for $1.7B. Howard University has announced plans to build a new $650M, 200-bed hospital in Washington, D.C.

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Hospitals 52

Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (“MIPS”) eligible clinicians, operating under the Promoting Interoperability performance category of MIPS, and eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals (“CAHs”), operating under the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program, are impacted by the Final Rule, as well.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 8.5% from 2022 to 2027 according to a latest report published by MarketsandMarkets™. This trend is likely to continue as more people seek out home healthcare services instead of going to a hospital or nursing home.

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Hall Render

AUGUST 27, 2024

Along with increasing IPPS payments for FY 2025, the Final Rule introduces a new alternative payment model, funds additional graduate medical education positions, provides an additional payment to maintain access to essential medicines and requires hospitals to report additional quality measures. reduced by a productivity adjustment of 0.5%

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Health Care Law Brief

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The Waiver Amendment was approved on January 9, 2024, by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) under Section 1115(a) of the Social Security Act and will expire on March 31, 2027. Level I HRSN services are paid for outside of the Waiver Amendment via fee for service or managed care. CMS has authorized up to $2.2

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Site prep is underway on a 68-acre parcel where University Health is building a new full-service hospital near Texas A&M University-San Antonio. The $475M project is planned for the historically underserved south side of San Antonio and will open in 2027. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur, IL.

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Hospitals Health Care Access Governance 40

Hall Render

MARCH 20, 2024

The Final Rule also imposes additional reporting requirements under the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program for eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals and for eligible clinicians reporting under the Promoting Interoperability performance category of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 24, 2024

Their solutions deliver meaningful returns and have achieved the highest KLAS rating, providing a competitive edge for clients, including health systems, independent hospitals, and academic medical centers. Qventus’ Inpatient Solution significantly reduces excess days by 20-35% and cuts the length of stay (LOS) by up to one entire day.

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 16, 2022

health care spending will be $370 billion higher by 2027 as a result of inflation; 3) Nursing home spending has increased 10% year over year; and 4) Health care M&A hit a record high in terms of volume in Q2 of 2022. Sila owns 132 health care properties, including ASCs, hospitals, MOBs and long-term care facilities.

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Nursing Homes COVID-19 Nurses Hospitals 40

Innovaare Compliance

APRIL 7, 2024

Even if the GLP-1 agents are selected for price negotiation, negotiated price will not come to fruition until 2027. Enrollees experiencing financial, food and housing insecurity cannot follow guidance to stay healthy and be free of illness episodes that may trigger ambulance service, Emergency Room visits or inpatient hospitalization.

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Medicare Medicare COVID-19 Medicaid 59

Hall Render

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Two recent reports evaluated the value of tax exemptions for nonprofit hospitals , reigniting debates over their tax-exempt status. According to the reports, nonprofit hospitals collectively spent $129B on community benefits in 2020, exceeding the $13.2B value of their tax exemptions.

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Nursing Homes Nurses Hospitals 40

Healthcare Law Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

CMS indicates in the Demonstration Amendment that, effective in April 2024, HRSN benefits will be put into action through non-risk arrangements in managed care, with the intent to integrate such benefits in full risk managed care programs by March 2027. Medicaid Hospital Global Budget Initiative CMS authorized up to $2.2

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The proposed deadline for adopting the new CMS SCRIPT standards is January 1, 2027. The development platforms best able to withstand today’s compliance standards are those with enough strategic flexibility to pivot their technology innovation model for sustained performance in an ever-changing regulatory environment.

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Health Populi

MARCH 6, 2023

annually to 2027 when the projected market would be over $42 bn. The first table arrays the growing range of digital health applications that consumers currently use. CTA sizes the market at $29.5 bn in 2022, expecting growth of nearly 7.5% consumers have used telehealth, one in five for at least a year.

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COVID-19 Doctors Public Health Nurses 62

Matt Kinley

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Other health facilities will start at $21 per hour in 2024, reaching $25 per hour by 2027 for community clinics and by 2028 for other facilities. Facilities with a large percentage of Medicare and Medicaid patients, rural independent hospitals, and small county facilities will start at $18 per hour in 2024, with a 3.5%

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Compliance Hospitals Medicaid Medicaid 40

Innovaare Compliance

APRIL 6, 2024

Even if the GLP-1 agents are selected for price negotiation, negotiated price will not come to fruition until 2027. Enrollees experiencing financial, food and housing insecurity cannot follow guidance to stay healthy and be free of illness episodes that may trigger ambulance service, Emergency Room visits or inpatient hospitalization.

Medicare 52

Medicare Medicare COVID-19 Medicaid 52

Innovaare Compliance

APRIL 7, 2024

Even if the GLP-1 agents are selected for price negotiation, negotiated price will not come to fruition until 2027. Enrollees experiencing financial, food and housing insecurity cannot follow guidance to stay healthy and be free of illness episodes that may trigger ambulance service, Emergency Room visits or inpatient hospitalization.

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Medicare Medicare COVID-19 Medicaid 52