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Temporary Survey Rules for Hospitals
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - February 05, 2021 19:00 - 6 minutesOn January 20, CMS directed its surveyor agents to significantly relax their scope of operations within the hospital setting for 30 days from the issuance of the directive. Moreover, this temporary guidance is subject to possible renewal involving additional 30-day periods. The move was sparke...
Reducing Waste in the Hospital Setting
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - February 02, 2021 16:00 - 9 minutesNumerous studies have demonstrated that about one quarter of healthcare spending amounts to waste. This is an astounding figure. Imagine how a hospital’s financial health could be bettered by simply trimming this fat.
Update on Provider Relief Fund: Reporting Period Delayed
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - January 25, 2021 18:00 - 7 minutesBy way of background, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) had previously published a set of reporting instructions that would apply to those receiving PRF funds in excess of $10,000 in the aggregate. The Department had originally planned on opening a reporting portal by January 15...
Clarity or Chaos: HHS Finalizes Rule to Review Regulations
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - January 21, 2021 19:00 - 8 minutesOn Friday, January 8, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule, to be known as the Securing Updated and Necessary Statutory Evaluations Timely (SUNSET) rule. Essentially, the rule builds on the efforts of previous administrations—going all the way back to the Carter ...
How to Tell When Telehealth is Warranted
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - January 08, 2021 19:00 - 10 minutesWith the recent promotion and extension of virtual medicine, including telehealth services, many hospital workers are wondering: when is it appropriate to utilize telehealth in this determination process? Is there a checklist that makes the decision to go virtual more supportable?
A Holiday Package for Hospitals: Year-End Legislation Addresses Healthcare
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - December 30, 2020 19:00 - 7 minutesWhile millions of Americans have been stuffing wrapping paper and ribbons in the trash or heading to the store to return or exchange unwanted gifts, the federal government has delivered one more present to the American healthcare industry. This package comes in the form of the Consolidated Appro...
2021 OPPS Final Rule for Hospitals: Highlights for The Coming Year
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - December 17, 2020 19:00 - 10 minutesAs we head toward the end of another year, there are the obligatory “year in review” offerings provided via television, print media and websites. Some might argue that there are years we’d just as soon forget—2020 perhaps being one of them. However, end-of-the-year stories aren’t always about ...
Safety First: Rules and Tools for Keeping Patients Safe
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - December 10, 2020 16:00 - 9 minutesHospital patients should be able to rely on the expertise of their nurses and clinical staff as they undergo treatment and recuperation, rather than having to worry if they are putting themselves in harm's way. A 2016 report appearing in Johns Hopkins Medicine found that over 250,000 deaths occu...
Caring Outside the Box: New Surge Options for Hospitals
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - December 02, 2020 19:00 - 8 minutesSince we are in the midst of a second wave of COVID-19, it may be a good time to revisit some of these government allowances as they pertain to the issue of site of service. In November, CMS provided an updated document outlining place of service options that are available to hospitals during t...
The Hospital Workforce Blues: Assessing and Addressing the COVID Staffing Crisis
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - November 20, 2020 21:00 - 9 minutesHospitals are in trouble. There is no getting around it. At least as it pertains to those facilities in and around the COVID hotspots, staffing is becoming an increasingly problematic component of the overall care mission.
The State of Innovation: New Hospital Survey Reveals Much
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - November 13, 2020 20:00 - 9 minutesToday, the newspaper biz is on life support as more and more citizens are reaching for their tablets or other electronic devices to get the latest infusion of facts. But despite the change in delivery mechanisms, people are still anxious to get the lowdown on what’s happening in their local and...
A Clear and Present Danger: Imminent Cyberattacks Against Hospitals
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - November 09, 2020 21:00 - 8 minutesThe federal government issued a warning concerning a credible and imminent threat to our national healthcare security. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) conducted an urgent conference call w...
COVID Round Two: Status and Strategies
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - November 02, 2020 20:00 - 9 minutesYes, round one of the pandemic was devastating in many ways to the nation’s health, economy and way of life. The surge in the late spring was debilitating to be sure, but hospitals managed to find ways to battle through the hardships. Now that the dreaded second round looks to be a reality in ...
Electronic Enhancements: Harnessing the Power of Technology
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - October 22, 2020 14:00 - 9 minutesNew ways of getting the job done are always just around the corner. The trick is translating these technologies into a mechanism for business improvement. In today's article, we will explore ways in which hospitals are using cutting edge strategies to improve their clinical effectiveness, profit...
Medicine and Mergers: A Modern Portrait of Healthcare Consolidation
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - October 20, 2020 16:00 - 7 minutesMergers and acquisitions (MAs) appear to be part of the normal evolution of hospitals and health systems in America; but, like the hope of marriage, does it truly lead to greater happiness?
Help on the Way: Latest Round of CARES Act Payouts
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - October 14, 2020 14:00 - 7 minutesOn October 1, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a third phase of relief funds into the healthcare sector. As you'll recall, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act authorized billions of dollars to support struggling health providers and facilities ...
Under Duress: CMS Prepares to Hit Hospitals
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - October 07, 2020 18:00 - 6 minutesNational Public Radio (NPR) is reporting that it has come into possession of “internal documents” drafted by individuals at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which indicate that the agency “is preparing to crack down aggressively on hospitals.” The impending action will spec...
An Uncertain Fall: What Hospitals Should Expect
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - October 06, 2020 19:00 - 7 minutesNow that fall has officially arrived, many in the healthcare industry are bracing for what could be a new wave of the coronavirus within our borders. Many of our students are back at school, and some fear this may trigger a new spike in COVID cases throughout the country.
An Uncertain Fall: What Hospitals Should Expect
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - October 06, 2020 19:00 - 7 minutesNow that fall has officially arrived, many in the healthcare industry are bracing for what could be a new wave of the coronavirus within our borders. Many of our students are back at school, and some fear this may trigger a new spike in COVID cases throughout the country.
The Future of Healthcare: Predictions by EMR Industry Leader
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - September 21, 2020 15:00 - 5 minutesAs reported this past Monday by Becker's Health IT, the CEO of EPIC, Judy Faulkner, provided five predictions concerning healthcare in America in a recent interview with Business Insider. As many of our readers are aware, Epic is one of the giants of the electronic medical record (EMR) industry....
2021 Hospital Final Rule: A Mixed Bag for Hospital Administrators
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - September 11, 2020 20:00 - 11 minutesOn September 2, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the fiscal year (FY) 2021 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) final rule, which includes "important provisions designed to ensure access to potentially li...
Paying the Piper: CMS Begins Recoupment on Hospital Loans
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - August 31, 2020 18:00 - 6 minutesThose who elected to access the APP funds may remember that, unlike other PHE-related relief efforts, these funds were meant to be a temporary stop-gap measure to support health facilities in their time of need. They were not gifts, grants or forgiven debts. They were straight-up loans; and the ...
A Deluge of Data: Where Lies the Truth?
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - August 24, 2020 20:00 - 8 minutesEvery day, hospital executives must sift through data they’ve received from governmental and clinical leaders, and attempt to make wise choices based on such data. The problem is not just that there is an overload of information out there, but that it is often conflicting information. This gro...
Better Than Expected: Hospitals Reporting COVID Profits
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - August 13, 2020 19:00 - 6 minutesIn its analysis of hospital financial standing during Q2 of 2020, HealthcareDive is reporting that “all of the nation's largest for-profit hospital chains saw higher profits, and some more than tripled their net income compared to last year.” Now, at first glance, that might seem like a shockin...
Proposed OPPS Rule for FY 2021
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - August 12, 2020 12:00 - 7 minutesThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) provided a press release on August 4, outlining several proposed rules that will affect the healthcare industry if approved. The following will act to summarize a few of the key proposals.
Six Months of COVID: What Hospitals Can Expect Next
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - August 04, 2020 15:00 - 9 minutesWe've recently completed six months of treating COVID patients in the United States, with the first known case occurring on January 20, in Everett, Washington. In that time, we have seen remarkable changes in American healthcare and American society. At the time of this writing, areas of the cou...
Billions More for Hospitals: Feds Rush Money to Hard-Hit Facilities
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - July 27, 2020 17:00 - 5 minutesThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it would send an additional $10 billion in relief funds to hospitals that have been deemed to be located in recent COVID outbreak areas across the country. According to numerous reports over the last several days, the coronavi...
Massive Study Pinpoints COVID Death Risks
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - July 20, 2020 20:00 - 8 minutesIt appears that the early predictions of extreme numbers of deaths (some suggesting millions of U.S. deaths) were the cause of governments taking the unusual precautions we’ve witnessed. One can argue in retrospect whether state and federal measures over the last several months were warranted g...
Hope of the Brave: Potential Bright Spots on the COVID Front
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - July 13, 2020 19:00 - 7 minutesWe are doing our best to get on with our pre-COVID lives, to will our way to happier times, but at every turn we are faced with alarming news of record case levels and renewed shutdowns. With the national birthday freshly celebrated, this may be a good time to take stock of some potentially pos...
And on It Goes: The Extension of the Public Health Emergency
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - July 07, 2020 14:00 - 5 minutesAs things began to open up, millions experienced renewed hope, COVID cases began to spike; now there are signs that the days of closures and restrictions are about to make a comeback.
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