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Physicians estimate the cost of defensive medicine to be between 26 and 34 percent of total annual healthcare costs, according to a new report by Jackson Healthcare. At an estimated $2.5 trillion in annual spending, this means $650-$850 billion is spent each year on medical orders intended to avoid lawsuits rather than treat patients.
The Web-based tool supplies actual prices paid, saving purchasing staff from having to contact vendors for price quotes and tweak their data.
New York, North Carolina and Texas are examples of how states take different paths to expand and improve Medicaid managed care, including medical home models, new services and health plan competition. Regardless of the tools, managed care is fast approaching as the primary method to deliver health care to low income populations.
The Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) named California's top performing physician organizations on Thursday, based on its statewide pay for performance program measures.
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (HMO/POS) tops the list of America's best health plans named by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for the eighth year in a row.
A new report from PwC's Health Research Institute, indicates most health organizations aren't properly prepared to protect patient privacy and secure personal health information.
Use of generic prescription drugs in the United States has saved consumers and the healthcare system $931 billion over the last 10 years, according to a new report from the Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA).
A collection of more than 50 patient advocates, including doctors, lawyers and chief executive officers, are asking Congress to allow public access to hospital accreditation surveys.
As health organizations begin to feel their way toward accountable care models, a new report from KLAS explores how providers and vendors are putting the pieces together, finding varying levels of confidence in IT solutions' integration ability.
With the ICD-10 transition deadline now just two years away, providers and payers have finally begun tackling the project in earnest, according to a new survey from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), which shows 85 percent of organizations either planning for or implementing ICD-10 coding.