In November 2022, CMS finalized a new Medicare provider designation for rural hospitals in its final Outpatient Prospective Payment System ruling. As outlined in the details, the ruralemergency hospital designation will be implemented in January 2023, allowing rural and critical access hospitals to receive a 5% payment increase for their services, … [Read more...]
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OPYS Expands Nationally and Grows Leadership Team
Physician-owned and operated OPYS addresses physician shortages and medical placement challenges with double-digit growth. Expanding its national network, OPYS provides hospital-based physician management group outsourcing to emergency, inpatient, urgent care, and telemedicine centers, delivering a customized array of physician services. Original … [Read more...]
Data Showing How Nurses Have Been Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic
Burnout has been increasingly recognized as a major challenge for healthcare providers and those who rely on them. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated burnout among several populations of healthcare providers and exposed them to working conditions that are unprecedented. A new study published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing has revealed the … [Read more...]
Benefits of Outsourced Hospital Physicians
Businesses have always depended on outsourcing to help keep their costs low. However, with the overabundance of physician staffing, hospitals have to move to outside physician groups instead of employing their own. While there have been plenty of myths to circulate about outsourced physicians, there are inherent benefits to employing outsourced … [Read more...]
The Need of the Hour: Outsourced Physicians in Emergencies
Outsourcing has become a major part of every business. It helps in reducing the costs significantly, without any major repercussions. However, the need for outsourcing physician services has now become much more apparent. Hospitals that are hiring physicians are not able to handle the costs that come with so many physician jobs. Even with the … [Read more...]