Accounting & Financial Management
Primary care services rendered by hospital EDs come with substantially higher price tags than in primary care settings, data showed.
A balance between primary care providers and specialists showed results, particularly among high-risk patients with chronic conditions.
There are a number of strategies health systems can employ to maximize their already-existing assets, from property to data.
The yearly hidden costs of managing vendor risk is $3.8 million per provider, far surpassing the $2.9 million that data breaches cost providers.
The performance is being driven largely by solid expense management during a period of increasing patient volumes.
The proportion of ACOs taking on downside risk remained relatively stable, with the majority in upside-only risk contacts.
More than 70% of Virginia hospitals that garnish wages are nonprofit, and the money collected is only a tiny percentage of revenue.
Controlled substances, local anesthetics and antibiotics are among the most common drug categories where shortages had an impact.
A new study from the company explores the ways its algorithms can be put to work improving risk scoring and stratification and enhance value-based care initiatives.
The impact of legislation to curb surprise medical bills would be pronounced for those with lots of interaction with out-of-network patients.