Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule 2026: Significant Changes Are Coming

The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule for 2026 includes changes to Chronic Care Management (CCM), Advanced Primary Care Management (APCM), and Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM); a reduction in facility reimbursement rates; a mandatory new reimbursement model for providers who treat back pain or heart failure; and shifts in the Merit Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Medicare Shared Savings Programs (MSSP). READ MORE.

August 4, 2025

Progress amid uncertainty: A mid-year update on 2025 healthcare finance trends.

At the close of 2024, CommerceHealthcare® issued Healthcare Finance Trends for 2025 — Accelerating Change (Trends Report hereafter). The report examined industry directions for 2025 and beyond. Eight themes were identified across four overarching categories: Finance and growth Patient financial experience Technology and automation New care and business models CommerceHealthcare® offers this update to the Trends Report to help inform current planning. READ MORE.

6/26/2025

For rural hospitals, the road to improving health outcomes is filled with obstacles — and opportunities

In the evolving landscape of health access, rural communities present persistent and unique challenges. While poverty exists everywhere, urban poverty is often clustered in concentrated areas, making it easier to identify and, potentially, to address. In contrast, rural poverty tends to be more diffuse and, in some ways, less visible. You may not see many unhoused individuals on the streets of rural towns, but that doesn’t mean homelessness isn’t present. It often manifests as couch surfing, inadequate housing or transient living situations — conditions that are harder to quantify and support. READ MORE.

6/30/2025

ChartSpan partners with HAPevolve to bring value-based care to Medicare patients

ChartSpan, a value-based care organization, is a new endorsed partner of HAPevolve, a subsidiary of The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP), to offer preventative care programs to Medicare beneficiaries. (READ MORE)

6/2025

CorePLUS Technologies and HAPevolve Announce Strategic Partnership to Elevate Compliance and Cybersecurity Across Pennsylvania

CorePLUS Technologies, a leading provider of compliance and cybersecurity solutions, is the newest endorsed partner of HAPevolve, a subsidiary of The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP.) CorePLUS delivers platforms that streamline regulatory readiness, reduce risk and enhance operational resilience across care environments. (READ MORE)

10/10/2024

HAPevolve partners with CorePLUS Technologies to provide cutting-edge cybersecurity and risk management solutions

CorePLUS Technologies, a leader in healthcare risk management, has joined forces with HAPevolve. For nearly 19 years, CorePLUS has delivered innovative technology solutions that empower healthcare providers to enhance patient care and operational efficiency. The CorePLUS HEALTHSecure+ platform, offers more advanced cybersecurity and risk management tools to protect healthcare organizations. READ MORE...

9/12/2024

HAPevolve partners with ClinIntell to provide a sustainable clinical documentation improvement solution that is physician focused.

ClinIntell, a company redefining severity reporting, has joined HAPevolve, a subsidiary of The Hospital and HealthSystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP). This newest industry partner empowers acute care organizations to optimize reimbursement and risk adjustment reporting via a lean, physician focused severity documentation approach.

May 5, 2024

HAPevolve Partners with InternU to Help Match Students and Young Professionals with Healthcare Opportunities

ClinIntell, a company redefining severity reporting, has joined HAPevolve, a subsidiary of The Hospital and HealthSystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP). This newest industry partner empowers acute care organizations to optimize reimbursement and risk adjustment reporting via a lean, physician focused severity documentation approach

January 19, 2024

HAPevolve partners with PointClickCare to strengthen statewide care coordination to improve quality outcomes

January 4, 2024

HAPevolve Solution Spotlight: Meet EnableComp

Rob Powers, Senior Vice President, Client Services of EnableComp joins our Solutions Spotlight series with HAPevolve President Joe Tibbs.

May 26, 2023

HAPevolve Welcomes New Industry Partner ChartSpan

April 14, 2023

HAPevolve Welcomes New Industry Partner EnableComp

October 28, 2025

The OBBB’s Medicaid work requirements and the hidden risks for hospitals

A strategic mindset: beyond revenue cycle Introduction Challenges for hospitals: what’s old is new again A strategic mindset: beyond revenue cycle The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB), passed this summer, contains a provision of great consequence for hospitals: Medicaid work requirements. The new law requires a subset of beneficiaries to log at least 80 hours of employment, volunteering or schooling each month to maintain coverage. (See sidebar for details about the OBBB’s Medicaid eligibility changes.)READ MORE.

7/21/2025

Vizient’s Q3 2025 Group Buys

Learn about Vizient's group buys. Click Title above for Excel file. If you are not a Vizient Member you can still take advantage of these discounts. For more information contact: Jeneen Ablan, RN, Strategic Affiliate Manager, M 507-313-1185, Jeneen.ablan@vizientinc.com

How to Reduce Hospital Readmissions through CCM & APCM

Hospital readmissions remain one of the most persistent challenges in healthcare, both financially and clinically. They drive up costs for patients and payers while signaling potential gaps in care coordination and follow-up. In fact, readmission rates are widely recognized as a key measure of care quality, particularly for hospitals serving older adults and patients with chronic conditions. Historically, about 20 percent of Medicare beneficiaries discharged from the hospital were readmitted within 30 days, reflecting the ongoing difficulty of maintaining health and continued care after an acute episode. READ MORE.

2/17/2025

New Joint Commission sustainability certification

Just one year ago, The Joint Commission established its two-year voluntary Sustainable Health Certification (SHC) Program, which provides a framework to help organizations continue or expand their decarbonization efforts and to receive public recognition of their achievements in contributing to environmental sustainability. A recent national survey of 1,001 clinicians revealed that roughly four in five medical professionals believe it's important for their hospital to address climate change and that doing so is aligned with the mission of their organization. Still, belief isn't the same as action – which is exactly what the SHC certification is designed to address. Read the blog to learn how Vizient® can help your organization achieve the SHC. .....

Vizient’s Q1 2025 Group Buys

Learn about Vizient's group buys. Click Title above for Excel file. If you are not a Vizient Member you can still take advantage of these discounts. For more information contact: Jeneen Ablan, RN, Strategic Affiliate Manager, M 507-313-1185, Jeneen.ablan@vizientinc.com

8/2/2024

Emergency Department Optimization: The Value of a Connected Network

PointclickCare’s newest whitepaper, Emergency Department Optimization: The Value of a Connected Network, addresses the challenges facing emergency departments and how an integrated, connected network can improve efficiency and care. Emergency departments (EDs) are facing escalating difficulties that hinder their capacity to deliver prompt, high-quality care. Download whitepaper on the link above.

June 21, 2024

Vizient’s Q3 2024 Group Buys

Learn about Vizient's group buys. Click Title above for Excel file. Featured Supplier for the quarter will be Siemens Healtineers. If you are not a Vizient Member you can still take advantage of these discounts. For more information contact: Jeneen Ablan, RN, Strategic Affiliate Manager, M 507-313-1185, Jeneen.ablan@vizientinc.com

4/1/2024

Vizient’s Q2 2024 Group Buys

Learn about Vizient's group buys. Click Title above for PDF. Featured Supplier for the quarter will be Philips Healthcare. If you are not a Vizient Member you can still take advantage of these discounts. For more information contact: Jeneen Ablan, RN, Strategic Affiliate Manager, M 507-313-1185, Jeneen.ablan@vizientinc.com

1/12/2024

BLOG POST Consumer-centricity: Reorienting Your Growth Strategy to Focus on Patient Loyalty

By Yelena Bouaziz, Vizient Principal, Solution Strategy and Innovation, Sg2 Consumer Innovation/ Financial pressures and fierce competition have long been the norm for healthcare providers. But "business as usual" approaches are masking the fact that current challenges are quite different...

7/21/2023

Chronic Care Management versus Case Management

Our partners at ChartSpan explain how they differ: CMS launched the Chronic Care Management (CCM) program in 2015, in an effort to better coordinate care for their Medicare enrollees and for the purpose of bending the cost curve. CCM has been a strong force in Medicare’s preventative care efforts and has proven significant cost savings and improved outcomes.....

10-26-2021

Vizient Announces Milestone in Fight to End Drug Shortages: 100 Million Additional Units of Essential Medications Through Novaplus Enhanced Supply Program in Under Two Years.

Vizient, Inc. today announced its Novaplus Enhanced Supply Program has brought 100 million additional units of inventory of essential medications to the supply chain, many used to treat life-threatening illnesses...