As our industry continues its path toward value-based care, evolving payer models, and increasingly stringent regulations, revenue cycle processes will become even more complex. Providers can prepare by following these steps. The post Unlocking Hidden Revenue: Transforming RCM Challenges into Financial Wins appeared first on MedCity News.
The number of US employees offered ICHRAs continues to grow. Yet, headwinds – including competition, individual coverage market uncertainty, and complexity – may hamper the ICHRA opportunity. The post So What’s the Deal with ICHRA? appeared first on MedCity News.
Healthcare providers are making cybersecurity progress, but serious vulnerabilities remain — especially when it comes to AI governance, third-party risk, and limited budgets. Fortified Health Security CEO Dan Dodson urged the industry to stop waiting for perfect conditions and act decisively to strengthen their defenses. The post Despite Progress, Healthcare Cybersecurity Is Still Falling Short…
When Hurricane Helene struck in late September, it flooded the largest IV fluid factory in the United States. The Baxter International facility in western North Carolina had been producing 1.5 million IV bags a day, 60 percent of the nation’s supply. The company immediately began rationing its products, and the shortage sent ripples through the…
The hospital operator will grow its capital budget to about $5.2 billion in 2025.
CVS Health overtook Walgreens as the most popular drugstore retailer, a new report found. However, there is no saying for sure if CVS will keep this lead. The post Who is Winning the Retail Pharmacy Consumer Battle? appeared first on MedCity News.
The Hippocratic oath can’t stop with direct patient care; the healthcare industry and its key stakeholders must address persistent public health problems systematically. We have the tools to reduce medication harm by half or more; it is long past time to make this a public health priority. The post First Do No Harm: Support Legislative Efforts…
“For too many, coverage is either unavailable or insufficient.” This is the harsh reality the American Hospital Association highlighted in a recent statement to the US Senate, urging action to address growing medical debt. Despite efforts to expand insurance coverage, hospitals continue to lose billions of dollars through unpaid bills. The statement notes that hospitals…
Health researchers are noticing a growing problem in American pregnancies: more cases of blood pressure so high it can be deadly for the parent and baby. U.S. rates of newly developed and chronic maternal high blood pressure skyrocketed from 2007 through 2019, and researchers say they haven’t slowed down. Hospitals are working to adjust their…
DEERFIELD, Ill. & SAN FRANCISCO, June 12, 2025 – Walgreens and Greater Than HIV/STDs, a public information campaign from KFF, are joining with health departments and community organizations to provide free rapid HIV, syphilis and hepatitis C testing at more than 575 Walgreens stores on June 27 for the nation’s largest National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) event. …More