Jeff Lagasse
Amazon was cited for a number of reasons, including resources, influence, brand loyalty, convenience and a built-in distribution network.
Joining a group purchasing organization can have a ripple effect that reduces expenses across the entire healthcare system, with the potential to save up to $864 billion by 2022.
Physician shortages are forcing healthcare leaders to re-examine how much they spend on labor, and where they can expect to see savings in operating expenses.
It's the first time that CMS has formally outlined how states should calculate budget neutrality for demonstration projects in order to strengthen fiscal accountability.
Hospitals, on average, save about 1.5 percent per year on common expenses in the supply chain, far lower than most pre-merger estimates.
Estimates from the two health systems counter those from the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission, which said the merger would increase annual spending.
Almost a quarter of healthcare security directors at hospitals think their facilities are unprepared for incidents involving a shooter.
Providers were more likely to anticipate savings than were payers, with 75 percent of provider execs foreseeing that kind of return, compared to 44 percent of payers.
Electronic health records play a big part and the problem is especially prevalent in emergency medicine, family medicine, internal medicine and pediatrics.
Although readmissions have fallen by 3 percent, patients discharged from nonteaching hospitals faced a significantly higher risk of readmission.