Of the billions of dollars provided by the government to support providers during the pandemic, $11.7 billion has been allocated but not spent, $7.1 billion has not been allocated and $8 billion has been returned for various reasons, including that the organization recovered faster than expected.
In over 20% of U.S. counties, most people have to drive more than 30 minutes to reach the closest hospital, making them hospital desert areas, according to a recent report. Large swathes of the country are also pharmacy and trauma center deserts.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
The latest report from the Medicare Board of Trustees shows that the health insurance trust fund, also known as Medicare Part A, will run out in a mere five years, which is in line with reports released in 2018, 2019 and 2020, indicating that the Covid-19 pandemic has not hastened the fund's depletion.
Hospital revenues and volumes are on an upswing, but growing expenses are still offsetting gains in these areas, especially as cases caused by the Delta Covid-19 variant continue to rise.
As of September 2020, about a third of Americans said they delayed or avoided medical care due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new report. That figure shoots up to 40% among Americans with chronic conditions, which means providers need to work harder to assuage patient fears, the authors wrote.
A report out of HHS' Office of the Chief Technology Officer examines the challenges preventing better data sharing between HHS agencies, such as disclosure risk management and resource constraints.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
A research paper from Trend Micro and HITRUST looked at exposed medical devices and supply chains, both of which are neglected network risks in hospitals.
The report from Coverys analyzed 10,618 closed medical professional liability claims from 2013 to 2017. Diagnosis-related errors and failures make up 33 percent of all claims and 47 percent of indemnity payments.
A new report from KLAS found the percentage of organizations reporting "deep interoperability" is up from last year. But the survey showed the industry has a long way to go before achieving ultimate success.
Deloitte recently released its 2014 Technology Fast 500 Rankings, and biotech companies ranked third-quickest in growth following software and internet firms. The biotech industry, over all, grew 940 percent this year – the lowest it’s been, actually, in the past decade. Last year, for instance, the it grew 2,723 percent, in 2012 it was 3,734 – the […]
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
Medical device companies are having a much harder time raising early-stage venture capital than biotech and pharma, according to a recent Silicon Valley Bank report. “On the Series A side of things, biotech is a pretty stable area right now, but devices have some significant issues in trying to find ventures to support Series A company creation,” […]