Jeff Lagasse
While certain programs favor large systems, plenty of providers are proving that scale doesn't always matter.
It's been estimated that nearly 30 percent of laboratory testing in the United States may be wasteful.
Experts say the aging doctor population is one of the biggest issues healthcare must overcome.
The findings run counter to the notion that the individual health insurance market is crumbling.
Rural populations suffer from numerous health disparities and poorer outcomes than those in urban settings, putting pressure on hospitals.
The outreach was prompted by a Justice Department announcement in June that Genesis Healthcare would pay the federal government more than $53.6M.
Shortage of 20 to 30,000 physicians by 2025 possible; Nurse practitioner trainees now represent 19 percent of all medical trainees, expert says.
Decisions are affected by emotions, bias, social context; the solution is design, expert says.
Whatever hours they're at their best is when Texas Health Resources wants them to work, system says.
Patient outcomes are the marker of a system's quality, and that quality is often reflected in the costs.