A 2026 CMS rule limits plans from reopening approved inpatient admissions on later clinical information. Plan-made downgrades ...

Total joint replacement has become one of the clearest growth engines in ambulatory surgery. Medicare is clearing the last regulatory barriers, facility rates for joints are rising and the largest ASC ...

CMS’ proposed 2027 outpatient and ambulatory surgery center payment rule drew 2,180 public comments, and 340B dominated them. About 1,000 submissions weighed in on a proposal to cut Medicare payment ...

Sagility acquires Chirok Health, adding specialized CDI, medical coding quality assurance, and revenue integrity to its ...

Smart wound dressing market to grow from USD 118.7 Mn in 2026 to USD 824.0 Mn by 2036 at a 21.4% CAGR. Get segment, region & ...

As lower-acuity cases continue to migrate out of the hospital, the patients who remain in inpatient beds are increasingly complex, according to an October report from Chicago-based Strata Decision ...

Foundations Group Recovery Centers Ohio has opened a new addiction and mental health treatment facility at 3499 Main Street in Hilliard, relocating from its former Upper Arlington location and ...

The American Hospital Association is challenging a Blue Cross Blue Shield Association analysis that estimated rising hospital coding intensity added $942 ...

Rural hospitals are lifelines for millions of Americans and core institutions in their communities. They provide essential ...

SIERRA MADRE, CA / ACCESS Newswire / October 13, 2026 / Most health systems can't see their wound care programs clearly. Centers run on specialty EMRs whose reporting hasn't changed in 20 years, or ...

The AHA rejects a Blue Cross claim that AI coding added $942Mn in hospital costs, saying sicker patients, not software, drive ...

Medicare has decided it can avoid paying its bills by simply changing the meanings of basic words. ER doctors like me sign ...