Jeff Lagasse
The younger the patient, the more likely they are to opt for nontraditional healthcare treatment options, such as yoga and telehealth.
Nurse navigators in particular can be important tools for both patients seeking better care and providers seeking more consistent reimbursement.
As consumers become more powerful in healthcare, online reviews have become a more prominent tool by which to gauge brand quality.
Pumping cash into a single, unified EHR can be cost prohibitive, so it helps to get a broad, macro view of the data through automation.
Singapore's bundle system has encouraged the shift to community-based care and prevention, with strong results.
While the technology is maturing, there are still quality gaps that can be achieved by tweaking the process, improving the experience for patients and providers.
Stanford Health Care has seen a surge in enrollment thanks to a digital platform that was created in-house, with the specifics of the market in mind.
More and more healthcare disciplines and specialties are increasing quality and safety training for their own professionals.
High-need, high-cost patients often have multiple chronic conditions, complex needs, and limited ability to perform activities of daily living.
Medicare beneficiaries without low-income subsidies can expect to spend $6,894 a year out-of-pocket for treatment of MS.