News
One recommendation is to make prior authorization easier for providers that take part in risk-based contracts.
Group that includes Republican and physician Bill Cassidy, Chuck Grassley and Claire McCaskill penned a letter to major groups seeking feedback on crafting policy.
Uber ups its competition with Lyft in gaining provider partnerships in the medical transport business.
The new offering provides technical tools for designing and building value-based reimbursement contracts among hospitals and payers.
The message is clear: If organizations don't do what it takes to make the patient experience as good as possible, consumers will simply bring their business elsewhere.
Payor mix shifts and increased supply costs within the care delivery division also hindered earnings, the system says.
There were 30 percent more physicians, but 15 percent fewer nurse practitioners, in the highest-income areas when compared to the lowest-income areas.
Many services are occurring in spaces that are too small, too old and not optimally oriented, need for more private rooms to meet patient expectations, filing says.
While there are no specific mentions of a three-way merger, Lifespan CEO expressed excitement over potential partnership; Brown University president still concerned.
The Minneapolis-based company will be showing its new clinical process improvement and control software platform.