Thursday, September 15, 2022: Providers

A study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings found that physicians’ emotional exhaustion and depersonalization scores declined from 2020 to 2021. Approximately 63 percent of physicians experienced at least one manifestation of burnout in 2021 – over a 60 percent...

Wednesday, September 14, 2022: Providers

University of Chicago Medicine (UChicago Medicine) and AdventHealth announced they signed a definitive agreement to enter into an affiliation. Under the agreement, UChicago Medicine will acquire a controlling interest in AdventHealth’s Great Lakes Region,...

Tuesday, September 13, 2022: Providers

The American Medical Association published updated Current Procedural Technology (CPT) code sets that will take effect January 1, 2023. The revisions are designed to reduce administrative burdens related to evaluation and management services codes and include new...

Friday, September 9, 2022: Providers

The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) sent a letter urging Congress to block the 10.4 percent Medicare cuts to provider reimbursement scheduled for 2023. According to an AMGA survey conducted on August 29, 65 percent of member medical groups and health systems...

Wednesday, September 7, 2022: Providers

Walmart Inc. and UnitedHealth Group Inc. announced a 10-year partnership to deliver preventive care for adults 65 and over and virtual health care services to all age groups. The organizations plan to launch the seniors-focused initiative in January in 15 Walmart...

Wednesday, September 7, 2022: Providers

The Federation of American Hospitals (FAH) sent a letter to Congress last week urging leaders to reauthorize two rural hospital payment programs before they expire October 1. FAH President Charles Kahn III said that escalating operational costs are adding to rural...