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Care managers take the time that physicians often don't have to get to know patients who have chronic and multiple conditions and require a lot of services. The use of care managers in this new Hudson Valley-based program is already showing improved results for readmissions.
Per capita spending on healthcare services for people with private, employer-sponsored health insurance who were younger than 65 rose 3.3 percent in 2010, a rate more than double that of inflation according to a new report from the Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI).
An IT-supported pilot program in New York's Hudson Valley that embeds a network of nurse care managers in primary practices to catch patients who fall off physicians' radar, has helped close gaps in care and improved the health status of these patients.
Following the release of a financial report last week by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4), the Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) has said that the state's hospitals will be facing an uncertain financial future.
The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) announced Friday this year's winners of the MAP Award for High Performance in Revenue Cycle. Seventeen organizations received the honor.
Paul Hensler, CEO of Kern Medical Center in Bakersfield, Calif., talks about the challenges facing public hospitals amidst a contentious health care reform debate and presidential election year.
The American Medical Association (AMA) has asked the federal government to delay the implementation deadline for ICD-10 for another year from Oct. 1, 2013, until Oct. 1, 2015, "at a minimum."
Two separate studies by researchers at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, show a correlation between hospital readmission rates and how full the hospital was at the time of discharge, which suggests that many patients may have been sent home earlier than necessary.
Strong brand equity among health insurers will play a vital role as insurers look to attract individual consumers and compete on health insurance exchanges beginning in 2014, according to the 2012 Harris Poll EquiTrend (EQ) study.
According to two recent studies conducted by several researchers at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, there is a correlation between hospital readmission rates and how full the hospital was at the time of discharge. This suggests that many patients went home earlier than they should have.