Jeff Lagasse
The survey found that 68 percent of primary care practices are ill-equipped to manage patients' social needs.
The new research indicates that 65 percent of patients saw a physician who had received an industry payment over the previous 12 months.
The report is based on data from the top 20 U.S. healthcare distributors, representing 75 percent of all distributed healthcare sales in the U.S.
The South Central region had the second-highest rate, according to RelayHealth Financial's Revenue Cycle Index.
Geisinger, others revamp bills to make them easier to understand and no longer a source of frustration.
Tianqiao Chen said he intends to work with the CHS management team to turn around the struggling system.
Oftentimes these excess medical supplies are perfectly usable when they're tossed, and can add up to about $765 billion per year.
The site provides physicians and patients with the latest information on healthcare reform legislation moving through Congress.
Navigant's Cymetrix division performed way above average on key performance indicators and was also ranked highly in terms of culture fit, group says.
All of the firms studied appear to do well in estimating the total cost of ownership for the various vendors and systems their clients are considering.