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When asked, 86 percent said insurance companies are "very" or "somewhat" responsible, while 82 percent said hospitals were "very" or "somewhat" responsible.
Majority of execs said they face increases in their labor budgets and staffing shortages are worse this year than last.
The EHR systems that caused the most headaches, and drove physicians away in certain instances, typically featured computerized order entry or physician documentation.
Absent more rigorous federal regs, Pew Charitable Trusts, MedStar Health and AMA offer model test cases to help vendors and providers detect potentially dangerous usability risks.
Online health information and provider reviews were most used, and providers, payers need to be prepared to prove a patient's health information will be safe with them.
It's possible to move beyond a one-size-fits-all approach to hospital ratings and toward one that takes into account individual needs and preferences.
As costs rise and patients shoulder an increasingly greater share of the financial burden, pressure has grown for healthcare to be more consumer friendly.
Fueling the trend are lower reimbursement rates, a shift to outpatient care and growing merger and acquisition activity.
Mosaic just started the third year of a five-year plan, and is already seeing improved collections and revenue en route to a projected $9 million ROI.
Beyond alleviating stress on the back end, the free tuition coups can influence trends in who becomes a doctor, what they practice and even where. And change is needed.