Healthcare Digest

News, Information, and Trends in the Healthcare Industry

May 2025 / Volume 5 Number 4

When is Mother’s Day? What to know about the holiday, origins of this special day


Our first Mentors - Teachers - Guardians

Whether it’s our own mother or the other important matriarchs in one's life, there's always a reason to play tribute and recognize all the women in our lives that make life safe and happy.

Neutrality Site Payment

Paying the 2025 Tax Bill: Site Neutrality in Medicare Payment

According to current Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates, Medicare pays, on average, 2.5 times more for many identical outpatient procedures when they are performed in a hospital outpatient department (HOPD) instead of a physician’s office.


Advocacy Issue: Site-Neutral Payment Proposals

The Issue;

Hospitals and their associated facilities provide access to critical services that are not otherwise always available in the community and they treat patients with very severe conditions. Payment proposals that attempt to treat hospital outpatient departments the same as independent physician offices and other ambulatory sites of care ignore the very different level of care provided by hospitals and the needs of the patients and communities cared for in that setting. Hospitals need to have emergency stand-by capacity, are open 24/7 to all who seek care regardless of ability to pay, and have myriad regulatory requirements imposed on them – all adding to the overall cost of care.


What's Ahead for Site-Neutral Payments in Medicare and State Policies | AMCP Annual 2025

Site-neutral payments have become a significant topic in healthcare legislation, with growing discussions around their potential impact on cost savings and patient care.


OPINION - Site-neutrality: A solution in search of a problem

Site-neutral payment policy is a distraction from the underlying causes of high healthcare costs and places providers at risk, argues Ascension’s chief health outcomes officer.

Myth vs Fact

The Trump administration’s approach to Medicare Advantage so far: 5 things to know

The Trump administration has boosted payment rates for Medicare Advantage plans, but some insurers have said the rates are not enough to offset lower rate increases over the past few years.


Cybersecurity

Healthcare Data Breach Statistics

The HIPAA Journal has compiled healthcare data breach statistics from October 2009, when the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) started publishing summaries of healthcare data breaches on its website.


State of Healthcare Cybersecurity

50+ Facts and Statistics about the State of Cybersecurity in the US Healthcare Industry


2025’s Biggest Healthcare Cybersecurity Threats

While attack methods such as phishing and ransomware continue to plague the healthcare industry, artificial intelligence is changing the game.


OOPS!...The 45 CHS hospitals affected by the Oracle Health outage

Dozens of hospitals affiliated with Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems are experiencing IT outages after data storage linked to their Oracle Health EHRs was accidentally deleted.

Operations; Human Resources

Gen Z struggles to work with older generations, survey finds


A recent Korn Ferry survey found a generational divide when it comes to working across age groups.


Health systems are leaning into this by investing in Gen Z leadership. Read more about what is driving this investment here.

Healthcare employee engagement, by role

Health systems should expect an increase in turnover in 2025, as engagement levels trend downward, Press Ganey said in a report released April 23. 

  • Compared to 2024, engagement in the healthcare industry dropped 0.02 points.


What Keeps Healthcare Workers Engaged? New Report Points to Trust and Teamwork

Data from 2.3 million U.S. nurses, physicians, and healthcare employees highlight rising pressure and a path to resilience

Healthcare Occupations - What's your position worth?

Overall employment in healthcare occupations is projected to grow much faster than the average for all occupations from 2023 to 2033. About 1.9 million openings are projected each year, on average, in these occupations due to employment growth and the need to replace workers who leave the occupations permanently.

10 trends fueling the physician acquisition boom

The decision between ownership and employment remains one of the most critical career choices for physicians, particularly as reimbursement strains and practice costs push some in the workforce toward employed models. bladder.


Physicians branch out from hospital employment to start independent group

Nine physicians from the New England Heart and Vascular Institute at Catholic Medical Center are branching out to establish Cardiovascular Specialists of New England, an independent practice, the New Hampshire Union Leader reported Feb. 29.

"Tenacity"

te·nac·i·ty

The determination to continue what one is doing. Strength of will and determination


"Tact"

tact

Adroitness and sensitivity in dealing with others or with difficult issues.


"Tenacity with Tact"


Its been our company motto since our inception in 1990. Its part of how we maintain the competitive edge over our contemporaries. Not only in cash returns, but also in customer support, service, and how we serve your patients.


The appropriate balance of;

Customer Service, Empathy, and Tenacity.


For over 35 years Corpra Care has maintained this balance. From day one (1) early out to bad debt collections. Corpra Care has it down and owns it.


The "Tenacity with Tact" balance equates to healthy, predictable cash returns as well as account conclusion as early in the revenue cycle as possible.


Tenacity to:

  • Produce solid month to month stable cash returns.
  • Be proactive, not reactive.
  • Set and maintain consistent work strategies and rules.


Tact for:

  • Clearing up patient issues in a orderly compassionate manner.
  • Producing a better paying and well informed patient.
  • Increasing patient satisfaction.


The "Tenacity with Tact" balance equates to healthy, predictable cash returns as well as account conclusion as early in the revenue cycle as possible all the while maintaining good patient relations.


Our origin / lineage are pure. We are exclusive healthcare collectors and revenue managers.


Its' in our culture, in our DNA.

Governance - Compliance

The THA 10: Legislation Driving Texas Hospitals’ State Agenda in 2025

Occasionally – with bad legislation littering the agenda of the Texas Legislature and requiring staunch hospital opposition – the Texas Hospital Association finds itself needled about repeatedly standing against bills, and not being “for” policy initiatives being dissected and deliberated on at the Capitol.

New HIPAA Regulations in 2025

A physician in Slidell, La., has been charged in connection with an alleged $6.6 million fraud scheme.

Between February and September 2019, Robert Tassin, MD, allegedly signed physician orders for genetic cancer screening tests through purported telemedicine companies for Medicare beneficiaries he never saw, spoke to or treated, according to a March 12 news release from the Justice Department.

House introduces AMA-supported legislation to alter portions of physician-owned hospital ban

Ever increasing hospital consolidation is one of myriad factors contributing to rising costs within the American health care system. The effort to utilize congressional intervention to promote more competition within the hospital sector took a major step forward following the introduction of H.R. 2191, the Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act, toward the end of the opening quarter of the 119th Congress. The AMA officially renewed its support of this bipartisan legislation that seeks to partially remove the current ban on physician-owned hospitals in an April 9 letter (PDF).


Expansion of Physician-Led Hospitals Gains Steam on Capitol Hill

Congress’ push to eliminate the ban on physician-led hospital growth continued at the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee’s January 31 hearing on “Health Care Spending in the United States: Unsustainable for Patients, Employers, and Taxpayers.”

The hearing featured two new twists:

  • Congressman Tony Cardenas of Los Angeles – a Democrat – joined Republicans on the Committee calling out the absurdity of this ban.
  • Congressman Larry Bucshon, MD (R-Indiana) asked a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) representative if he was aware of the latest study finding that physician-led hospitals treat the same mix of patient as hospitals without physician ownership at a lower cost. Congressman Bucshon directed CBO to take the new studies into account.

Our Origin - Our DNA

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