Jeff Lagasse
Smoking cessation efforts could ultimately be a strong investment that allows the hospital to retain more reimbursement dollars.
UTC Laboratories was charged with billing Medicaid for unnecessary pharmacogenetic testing.
The data also shows encouraging employment opportunities for PAs, with most receiving multiple job offers.
Some hospitals are actively enhancing their clinical product lines via outsourcing, which they say increases patient satisfaction.
Respondents to the survey also expect to invest more as potential use and adoption of the technology continues to climb.
For some nonprofits, it makes more sense from a financial and patient care standpoint to modernize and repurpose out-of-date facilities.
Chronic conditions affect more than half of U.S. adults, and preventative screenings are linked to better care outcomes.
The Oregon model may promote more efficient use of resources, driven by primary care and financial incentives for care coordination.
There was a decrease in utilization among CHECK-enrolled patients, but the reduction was similar in the control group.
Savings produced by capping the teaching health center graduate medical education rate would allow the THC program to expand tenfold, research shows.