Jeff Lagasse
A full 92 percent of healthcare consumers surveyed said that improving customer experience should be a top strategy this year and a crop of vendors are emerging to meet that demand.
After adjustments for race, poverty level and other factors, plans serving the highest proportions of disadvantaged populations improved considerably in the rankings.
Less than half, 48 percent, of all drug coverage decisions are consistent across the majority of health plans, findings showed.
The authors say it's the first research of its kind that examines the prevalence of burnout in practices of five physicians or fewer.
Along with CEOs, many chief operating officers and chief nursing officers were also hired, making for a busy month.
The Florida investment was the largest, but hospitals and systems continue to pump money to improve and expand their facilities.
A look at the financial, branding and cultural considerations when deciding to acquire or merge with another hospital.
Nearly half are operating with negative margins, according to new research, which says a high rate of uninsured patients is among the reasons.
Since not all telehealth tools are created equal and the role of certain technologies remains vague, the time has come for hospitals and vendors to answer a few basic questions.
Of 1,750 healthcare leaders, 45 percent said they felt "burned out," while 28 percent said they were "somewhat" burned out.