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Results from a new survey on the state of hiring in the healthcare market confirm what has been reported for years, even in the midst of an economic downturn: the healthcare jobs market is scorching. Trouble is, hiring managers are finding it challenging to get the qualified people they need.
Better Health, a regional health improvement collaborative in northeast Ohio reported that hospitalizations for cardiovascular conditions addressed by its programs fell by 10.7 percent in 2011, building on declines in 2009 and 2010. According to Better Health this is first time a decline in avoidable hospitalizations has been reported as a result of a regional health collaborative's efforts.
On Tuesday, representatives from the Montefiore Medical Center in New York and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) discussed how regional collaborations can improve quality and reduce costs during a webinar sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) Health Care Innovations Exchange.
The Green Mountain Care Board (GMCB) recently outlined its second year of work as it helps guide the state toward a publicly financed single payer healthcare system by 2017.
Web insurance marketplace and health insurance exchange company Connecture announced earlier this month that it had acquired DRX (formerly DestinationRx), in a deal that will join two companies that offer online enrollment and insurance marketplaces for commercial plans and government insurers alike.
Ahead of guaranteed issue regulations taking effect in 2014, a new study has found that about 20 percent of individual insurance applications are rejected nationwide.
As Vermont lawmakers start their annual budget-making process, the Green Mountain Care Board (GMCB) has outlined its second year of work as it helps guide the state towards a publicly financed single payer healthcare system by 2017.
Mobile health is one of the more transformative developments in healthcare, according to Patricia Abbott, associate professor of nursing at the University of Michigan, School of Nursing, Division of Nursing Business and Health Systems. "The real winners will be the ones who grab on in the front end, and don't wait," she says.
FORTUNE magazine released its annual list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. This year, 12 companies in the healthcare industry made the list and a few of them shared some insights with Healthcare Finance News on why employees enjoy working for them.
Collaborative efforts, including tracking Medicaid beneficiaries who frequently use emergency departments and adopting electronic tracking systems to exchange patient information, are among the ways states can cut Medicaid costs, according to a new report by the Washington Health Care Authority (HCA).