Telehealth spending to reach $250 billion in 2020

About 20% of all office, outpatient and home health expenses across Medicare, Medicaid and commercially insured populations could be converted to virtual care in the wake of COVID-19, a new report estimates.  »

Medicaid expansion boosts rural hospitals' margins

The median overall profit margin among not-for-profit critical-access hospitals in Medicaid expansion states increased from 1.8% to 3.7%, compared with a decrease from 3.5% to 2.8% among their peers in non-expansion states, a new study found.

Virtual scribes help physicians document patient visits from afar

Moving medical scribes off-site has helped hospitals limit the number of people in their facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Novant Health to deliver PPE with drones

Novant Health has partnered with drone startup Zipline for the project, designed to support "contactless" distribution of supplies to the health system's facilities.

Industry observers still holding out hope for Haven

Despite minimal public disclosure and a leadership change two years into the highly anticipated healthcare joint venture, Haven's impact is still met with cautious optimism.

Deferred procedures drain hospital revenue by $60B a month

Nearly 55% fewer Americans sought hospital care over the past two months, resulting in a $60.1 billion average monthly revenue loss across all U.S. hospitals.

COVID-19 spurs innovation at health systems

“I’ve seen more adoption of innovative ideas and technology in the last two months than I have probably in the last 10 years,” said Chris Van Gorder, CEO of Scripps Health in San Diego in Modern Healthcare’s most recent Power Panel survey of top healthcare CEOs.

Testing, PPE limitations slow restart of deferred care

Around 60% of front-line healthcare workers surveyed said they are not prepared or only somewhat prepared to take on more non-COVID-19 patients.

Nursing home dashboard helps Indiana system flag COVID-19 patients

A dashboard being piloted at IU Health to link hospitals with nearby nursing homes—which are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 outbreaks—has taken on a new focus during the pandemic.

Hospitals adapt real estate to fit new normal after COVID-19

As the coronavirus pandemic reshapes care delivery, health systems will likely reconfigure and pare down their brick-and-mortar space, real estate experts said.