Accounting & Financial Management
For Democrats and independents, the trend is more or less flat, with cost satisfaction clocking in at 9% and 25%, respectively.
After a slower growth rate in 2017, 2018 saw growth rates about equal to those of 2016, driven in part by the reinstatement of a fee on insurers.
Decreased labor expenses also contributed to the strong financial performance for the month, though non-labor expenses increased.
Legislative proposals could reduce bad debt, but would likely introduce additional complexity to billing processes.
Improvements in vision from innovative treatments generated $5.1 to $8.2 billion in patient benefits.
Annual spending by U.S. public programs and beneficiaries nearly doubled from $5.3 billion to $10.3 billion from 2012 to 2016.
Lower supply spending doesn't have to translate to lower-quality care, an important consideration as providers look to tighten up their supply chains.
Real estate is increasingly becoming an avenue for providers to increase their revenue and footprint in the community.
Providers continue to be the most targeted organizations for industry cybersecurity breaches, with nearly 4 out of 5 breaches.
Successive rounds of unnecessary testing can cause physical and psychological harm to patients and waste an estimated $200 billion annually.