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Jeff Lagasse

By Jeff Lagasse | 03:48 pm | March 28, 2018
Amid a tumultuous political climate, the availability and affordability of healthcare services is a more important issue to Americans than terrorism, crime and violence.
By Jeff Lagasse | 10:28 am | March 28, 2018
AxisPoint Health shifted its predictive analytics to move away from a macro, broad-brush approach to population health. Chief Medical Officer Virginia Gurley explains what that took, and what shares lessons that other healthcare executives can learn.
By Jeff Lagasse | 03:17 pm | March 27, 2018
The authors caution that, due to a conservative approach in the way the data was analyzed, the actual numbers are likely underestimated.
By Jeff Lagasse | 04:00 pm | March 26, 2018
While $3.3 trillion was spent on healthcare in the U.S. in 2016, the poll found three-quarters of Americans don't think they get good value.
By Jeff Lagasse | 01:38 pm | March 26, 2018
The new Nantucket Cottage Hospital is being built directly next to the current one, which will be removed once the new building is up and running.
By Jeff Lagasse | 02:56 pm | March 23, 2018
Researchers analyzed the immediate cost of sequencing plus downstream spending six months after information was returned to physicians and patients and found that the potential to improve outcomes outweighs associated expenses.
By Jeff Lagasse | 12:17 pm | March 23, 2018
A new analysis shows that resistance costs the healthcare industry more than $2 billion annually and, what's more, can easily surpass $1,000 when treating a single patient.
By Jeff Lagasse | 11:08 am | March 23, 2018
Hospital was able to better grasp what it was was already doing well, and what it was not, in terms of clinical documentation thanks to homegrown software.
By Jeff Lagasse | 11:00 am | March 22, 2018
The healthcare industry wastes $2.5 billion per year on ineffective therapy, according to researchers.
By Jeff Lagasse | 04:07 pm | March 21, 2018
The government's repeal of the ACA's individual mandate has threatened stability already and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is projecting that fewer insurers will lead to higher premiums.