Jeff Lagasse
There is a confluence of factors leading to widespread closure of rural hospitals, including demographics, government policies and community challenges.
What looks like a nightmare for hospital finance executives is also an opportunity to reduce excessive losses typically associated with such claims.
Growing digital transformation, as well as increasing adoption of web-based services over conventional analog devices, is fueling demand for more modern technologies, according to research reports.
New data from states including Tennessee and Connecticut highlight the importance of helping sustain community well being.
Executives must address redundant services, lengthy claims processing and reimbursement cycles, among others.
New research found that the length of time after which a patient returns to the hospital reveals a lot about where things went wrong and highlights the need for hospitals and clinics to work together.
The program outperforms the fee-for-service version when it comes to higher rates of preventive screenings, fewer avoidable hospitalizations and fewer emergency room visits.
The sector just finished the highest first half of any year since 1995.
A full 87 percent of those surveyed listed pharmaceutical and biotech companies as having the biggest impact on the cost of healthcare.
The health system has gone through its share of ownership changes, and at one point was attached to the controversial Patrick Soon-Shiong, MD.