Jeff Lagasse
Medical and health R&D continues to account for less than 5 percent of the total $3.5 trillion in U.S. health spending.
Data suggest program emphasizes strategies that unintentionally harmed patients with heart failure.
Seniors are more likely to weigh prices for groceries, gas, cable and internet service, and even travel deals, than for a Medicare plan.
Older adults with delirium have longer hospital stays, higher care costs, and increased rates of death and institutionalization.
Southampton Hospital, Craneware partner to reorganize revenue cycle management team and platform to drive efficiency, improve reimbursement.
As more care is being delivered in outpatient facilities, Scripps said it will design its acute care hospitals to care for the most seriously ill patients.
Multidisciplinary teams and shifts to less costly sites and treatment models are being used in places like Germany and The Netherlands.
Kyruus report underscores the need for health systems to invest in their websites and digital strategies to attract and engage new patients online.
ACP says physicians and other healthcare professionals should work to address physician stress, burnout and organizational culture that may contribute to medical errors.
With the new service, GHX providers have been able to on-board as many as 1,000 suppliers, company says.