Jeff Lagasse
Goal is to align nursing practice, career advancement and education, clinical excellence and recruitment and retention.
Study found no evidence that imposing a copayment reduced the use of home healthcare, would increase out-of-pocket costs.
Nearly 9,000 physicians were surveyed by Black Book; research shows technology dominated MACRA trends.
Program provides weekly grocery bags filled with fresh produce, lean proteins and healthier sugars.
Some doctor's are taking control themselves, but others are increasingly relying on new tech to help them out.
Prices that are higher than average for any given area weren't associated with better performance, study shows.
Average family medical expenses declined by $811 for those in the nongroup market, according to Health Affairs.
Between 34-59 percent of physicians remain in practices of nine or fewer, while roughly 39 percent are employed by hospitals.
Medicaid patients were 20 percent more likely than privately insured patients to wait 20 minutes or longer, study says.
Vendors like CarePayment and Docpay help hospitals and medical practices create plans to collect, avoiding bad debt.