Bad Moon Rising: Scary Times Ahead for Hospital Staffing
Learn how hospital staffing shortages affect healthcare operations, workforce costs, patient care, and financial performance, along with the challenges hospitals face.
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Where Did Three Million Patients Go?
Explore how Medicaid coverage losses affect millions of patients, healthcare providers, and reimbursement, and what coverage changes mean for patient access to care.
Healthcare Harvest: New Medical Measures for October
Discover new healthcare quality measures and reporting requirements, and learn how regulatory changes may affect provider compliance, performance tracking, and Medicare reimbursement.
The Prior Authorization Universe: Pulling Providers into a Different Dimension
Explore how prior authorization requirements affect healthcare providers, from administrative burdens and treatment delays to claim denials and reimbursement challenges.
On Second Thought: The Use of AI for Second Opinions
Explore how artificial intelligence is being used for second medical opinions, its potential benefits for clinical decision-making, and the challenges it presents.
Sicker Patient, Same Pay … or Acuity Without Compensation
More payers are dropping reimbursement for P3, P4 and P5 physical status modifiers. Learn how anesthesia groups can protect revenue in payer contract talks.
Drive-By Zoomers: Younger Healthcare Workers Exploring Other Options
Discover why younger healthcare workers are exploring other career options and what healthcare organizations can do to improve employee retention.
Vendors, Vultures and Violations: A Case Study
Learn how healthcare vendor arrangements can create False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute risks, and why medical practices need legal guidance.
Building the Battlements: Strengthening Our Defense Against Cyberattacks
Explore proposed federal healthcare cybersecurity requirements, including security standards, risk assessments, independent audits and penalties for noncompliance.
Who’s in Your OR?
Discover how operating room staffing, surgical workflows, and revenue management impact financial performance and reimbursement for healthcare providers.
When the Transparent is Not Apparent: Mixed Reviews for Hospital Transparency Compliance
A new PRA report finds only 49.4% of 2,000 hospitals fully comply with the price transparency rule as CMS begins enforcing the 2026 OPPS…
An Incidental Matter: Reviewing the Intricacies of Incident to Billing
Medicare incident to billing explained: established patients, care plans, direct supervision, virtual presence and documentation tips to reduce audit risk.
