Jeff Lagasse
Security and privacy standards and mimicking a social media approach may be the next logical steps, one expert says.
No hospital in the state will be penalized the maximum allowable 3 percent, but nine will be hit with 1 percent or more.
Spending by private payers has grown at a faster clip, with growth hitting 7.4 percent compared to 2.3 percent for public payer spending.
The industry continues to struggle with accurate or complete clinical supply capture at the point of care.
Wraparound services potentially saved $8.2 million from 2011 to 2016, based on median hospitalization costs, the authors found.
Medical spending, future lost work from permanent disability and quality of life losses all contributed to the substantial costs of such injuries.
Between 2005 and 2015, average CEO compensation jumped from $1.6 million to $3.1 million, an increase of 93 percent.
Financial penalties for readmissions are mandated by the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program, a part of the Affordable Care Act.
Health data needs to be interoperable for the relationship between health systems and clinics to bridge the consumerism gap.
A chief finding was that patients using NIV at home with a high-touch care model have the lowest overall costs and hospitalization rates.