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HealthcareHospitals Ask Congress To Forgive $100B In Medicare Loans
U.S. hospitals want Congress to forgive $100 billion in Medicare loans that were made...
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NewsToday In Payments: OCC Says Banks Can't Hide Under Cover...
In today’s top news, the OCC says bank regulation waivers will not continue indefinitely,...
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Security & FraudHackers Hike Attacks On Hospitals Amid Pandemic
A national survey has found more than 80 percent of medical practices have been...
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B2B PaymentsDeep Dive: How Manufacturers Are Transitioning To Counter PPE Shortages
Fighting a pandemic takes clear communication, strategic organization and responsive action. It also requires...
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DisbursementsHow Faster Disbursements Can Help Solve Patients’ Payment Pain Points
The United States healthcare system is notorious for burdening patients with hefty expenses —...
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Intelligence of ThingsSmart Cities Can Emerge Stronger From The Pandemic
There is scarcely an aspect of life that has not been thoroughly disrupted by...
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LegalAlmost 800 Lawsuits Over Deaths, Safety And Canceled Events Filed
More than 770 lawsuits are piling up against hospitals, nursing homes, gyms, airlines and...
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CoronavirusFrontline Workers Want More Pandemic Hazard Pay
Essential workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic are asking for more bonus...
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NewsToday In Payments: Amazon Trials Video Onboarding For New Merchants;...
In today’s top news, Amazon is trialing video onboarding calls to prevent merchant fraud,...
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CoronavirusHospitals Pay Price As COVID-19 Keeps Patients Away
The COVID-19 crisis isn’t just hitting the medical profession hard, it’s pummeling the industry...
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CoronavirusHospitals Face Financial Hardship As COVID-19 Continues To Surge
Hospitals on the front lines of treating the coronavirus pandemic are projecting staggering losses,...
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Artificial Intelligence‘Paging Dr. Spot’ – How Robots Are Helping Doctors Make...
Robotics adoption has had something of a rocky road in the U.S. market in...
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HealthcareWhat The Ventilator Shortage Teaches Us About The Future Of...
Benjamin Franklin famously noted that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of...
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CoronavirusUS Hospitals Seek Over $1B In Credit From Banks To...
Hospitals across the U.S. have been busy sending banks requests for new lines of...
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Artificial IntelligenceBringing AI To The Fight Against Healthcare Payments Fraud
The coronavirus pandemic poses an unprecedented challenge to healthcare systems that will likely extend...
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EconomyUS Dems Push For Small Businesses, Hospitals First In Next...
Top Democratic officials in the U.S. have a new list of demands for the...
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Security & FraudHack Of Patient Survey Firm NRC Health Raises Questions Over...
A cyberattack at NRC Health has prompted questions about the security of its data...
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InternationalChina’s Alibaba Sets Up Platform For Coronavirus Medical Supplies
Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba Group has set up a special platform featuring global medical...
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DeliveryUCSD Tests New Drone Deliveries For Medical Products
A new drone delivery program by Matternet, and operated by UPS, will fly blood...
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HealthcareMicrosoft Health Exec Calls For More Transparency Of Patient Data
Peter Lee, corporate vice president of Microsoft Healthcare, wants to make sure patients have...
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DataHospitals’ Sharing Of Patient Data Extends To Other Big Tech...
In the latest example of hospitals’ influence in the data economy, Microsoft and Amazon...
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HealthcareCan Payments Solve Healthcare’s $20K-Per-Family Cost Burden?
We all know the drill. After receiving treatment at a hospital (whether an in-and-out...
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HealthcareCould Payment Plans Help Both Patients And Providers?
Consumers are increasingly responsible for out-of-pocket healthcare costs — even with insurance. Some opt...
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Healthcare5G Starts Adding Fuel To Healthcare Payments And Innovation
As 5G deployments start, the people who run hospitals and medical offices, along with...
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B2B PaymentsHospital ERPs Find Promise In The Cloud
Cloud technology is relatively old, considering the pace of innovation in the back office....
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BlockchainBlockchain To Help Cure Hospital Supply Chain’s Ills?
As blockchain cleaves from its association with cryptocurrencies, one way distributed ledger technology is...
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B2B PaymentsSupply Chain Management’s Impact On Hospitals’ Financial Health
It is generally accepted that digital supply chain management (SCM) strategies are good for...
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Payments InnovationFlywire Surpasses $10B In Total Payments Volume
Global payments and receivables company Flywire enjoyed strong growth in 2018 that it plans...
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HealthcareHow Payment Plans Can Cure Healthcare Payments’ Biggest Problem
Americans are on the hook for an ever-increasing percentage of their medical bills. As...
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B2B PaymentsPutting Hospitals' Supply Chain Spend On The Examination Table
Supply chain management is essential for any company, but in the healthcare field, it...
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AmazonAmazon’s Healthcare Push Now Includes Whole Hospital Rooms
One day, your hospital room — yes, the whole room — might be brought...
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B2B PaymentsCrowe Launches Cash Management Solution For Hospitals
Accounting, consultancy and technology firm Crowe is rolling out a new solution designed for...
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HealthcareAre Patients Really Gaining More Power Over Healthcare Pricing?
Information is power, right? Sure. Except when it’s a source of confusion. That’s the...
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AmazonAmazon, Xealth, Two Hospitals To Test Medical Supply Project
Amazon is in talks with Xealth, and potentially two more hospital networks, to take...
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HealthcareHow Much Can Technology Improve Healthcare Payments?
Among the latest hopes for healthcare payments is blockchain. Touted by observers and industry...
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FacebookFacebook Tables Health Data Research Project
After the Cambridge Analytica data scandal raised privacy concerns, Facebook reportedly tabled a proposal...
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RidesharingLyft Teams Up With Allscripts To Provide Patients Rides
To provide rides to people who can’t drive to their doctor’s appointments, Lyft is expanding...
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LoansLendingPoint CEO On Medical Payments ‘Last Mile’ Problem
With healthcare costs on the perpetual rise, many employers are offering insurance plans with...
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DebtWith Debt Rising, US Hospitals Toy With Charging Patients Upfront
U.S. hospitals, balking at paying the bill for millions of Americans who have high deductible...
