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NATIONAL 3 healthcare actions Biden plans to take in 1st 100 days ‘A very, very dark place’: Hospitals brace for crisis-care mode with too many patients, not enough staff Analysis predicts telehealth in 2021 will mitigate rising COVID-19-related costs Biden Picks Calif. AG Becerra to Lead HHS, Pandemic Response Cloud EHR vendor nTreatment reportedly... READ MORE

NATIONAL 9 recent big tech partnerships in healthcare: Amazon, Google, Microsoft AMA: Drug shortages urgent public health crisis Biden closes in on pick for HHS secretary CMS finalizes physician-owned hospital boost, end of inpatient-only list CMS Finalizes 2021 Physician Fee Schedule, Including E/M Changes CDC may shorten 14-day COVID-19 quarantine recommendation CDC trims COVID-19... READ MORE

NATIONAL 17 HIPAA settlements in 2020 10 health systems opening hospitals 22% of US hospitals anticipate a staffing shortage, HHS data shows 29 hospitals postponing elective procedures amid the COVID-19 resurgence A pandemic snapshot: 10 hospitals, health systems experiencing workforce shortages After Hahnemann, AMA steps up efforts to protect residents As the Pandemic Surges,... READ MORE

NATIONAL 18 physicians, nurses and other healthcare providers elected to Congress 17 hospitals postponing elective procedures amid the COVID-19 resurgence 39 hospitals face maximum Medicare readmission penalties 3 areas newly ripe for employer-driven change in healthcare policy A breakdown of 5 recent CMS rules ACA legality case has first encounter with Supreme Court AMA:... READ MORE

NATIONAL 10 highest-paying cities for physicians in 2020 13 states see record COVID-19 hospitalizations 39 hospitals face maximum Medicare readmission penalties A breakdown of 5 recent CMS rules After hospital volumes plummeted due to COVID-19, full rebound not likely soon CMS delayed help, investigating instead, at site of first U.S. COVID-19 outbreak, ’60 Minutes’... READ MORE

NATIONAL 100 of the largest hospitals and health systems in America | 2020 10 hospitals closing departments, ending services AHA urges CMS to delay radiation oncology model, changes to BPCI Advanced AMA: 4 ways providers can use social media to improve public health Amazon eyeing expansion of Amazon Care virtual health care clinics Court... READ MORE

NATIONAL CMS, AAOS launching bundled payment initiative in January CMS unveils relaxed repayment terms for COVID-19 loans Coronavirus cases set new single-day records in six U.S. states and worldwide FDA Issues Guidance for Emergency Use of COVID-19 Vaccines Hospitals in new or resurgent COVID-19 hotspots enact stricter visitation policies How 3 hospitals maintained a... READ MORE

NATIONAL 9 digital healthcare execs discuss importance of interpersonal interactions between providers, patients 6 health system execs on supply chain challenges, advice to peers 6 must-know coding updates in 2020 ACR ‘alarmed’ by number of small practices included in CMS’ new mandatory payment model CHIME names 2020 ‘Most Wired’ hospitals Citing COVID-19, providers push... READ MORE

NATIONAL 39 health systems declare racism a public health crisis, vow to fight it Analysis of FDA safety alerts spurs call for changes to medical device adverse event reporting Cyberattack hobbles major hospital chain’s US facilities, staff forced to use paper records Federal report offers crisis strategies for LTC providers ‘Free’ federal COVID-19 testing... READ MORE

NATIONAL 20 bold predictions for health IT in the next 5 years A timeline of telehealth support from the federal government during the pandemic AHA supply chain leader urges healthcare industry to evaluate stockpiling, avoid slipping back into old habits CMS ditches controversial MFAR, $50B Medicaid pay cuts CMS Floats New Infection Control Quality... READ MORE