Jeff Lagasse
The technology is still maturing, but already can be used to make sense of social determinants data -- a must in modern care delivery.
The AAPS recommended a number of specific solutions, including ending the safe harbor to the Medicare Anti-Kickback Statute.
Efforts to eliminate gender disparity have cut the gap in salaries that men and women earn at Johns Hopkins, but the differences make an impact.
The volume of deals topped 2017, which was itself a banner year, but the value of deals has dipped during that time.
Use of AI led to cost reductions including a 25 percent drop in hospital length of stay and 91 percent reduction in discharges to nursing facilities.
Volume increase is the main cost driver, as the number of such procedures has sharply risen across nearly all ages under 65.
TPL reimbursements can recoup as much as 100 percent of charges levied, double commercial rates and more than triple governmental plan rates.
Even if it's passed into law, proposed legislation to force price disclosures is unlikely to create the kind of competition that affect prices.
By creating economies of scale with a full-service supply chain, University of Missouri Health Care was able to improve its bottom line.
CMS' renewed interest in mandatory bundled payments includes the possibility of additional participation for oncology and other providers.