The pandemic has placed enormous strain on the nation’s health care workforce. Labor costs account for more than half of the typical hospital’s total expenses. Even a slight increase in labor costs can have a significant…
In 2021, the bellwether transaction in the ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) segment was the purchase by United Surgical Partners International (USPI) of nearly all of the SurgCenter Development (SCD) ambulatory surgery…
When remote patient monitoring (RPM) and telehealth increased in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Health and Human Services effectively loosened restrictions related to telehealth. In early 2021, the OCR issued a statement that it would “…
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The pandemic, inflation, staff shortages and an aging population: What were the…
You may have a fitness tracker that is connected to an application on your phone. The app sends data to a server that your primary care physician (PCP) can also access. Your PCP can send this data to business associates for such purposes as billing, decision making, diet plans, fitness plans and…
In the years leading up to the pandemic, many ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) were already facing a chronic long-term issue: how to replace an aging…
The urgent care industry has been experiencing accelerated patient visit volume into 2021, continuing trends started in 2020. Factors contributing to this surge include return visits from 2020 first-time users who are…
Quoted in Modern Healthcare, Weaver’s Anna Stevens, Partner-in-Charge of Health Care Services, shares ways that providers can prepare for the reporting requirements related to Provider Relief Fund spending.
Even those who've been prepared for weeks have legitimate questions about…
Many business valuations begin with calculating a multiple of EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization). In health care, however, valuators should deliberate just when and how to apply general…
Under the CARES Act, the government allocated $178b of Provider Relief Funding for distribution to various health care providers around the nation in response to the pandemic. Funds have been distributed to support increased expenditure and lost revenues due to COVID-19. However, distributions…
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