Acute Care
The healthcare industry has added 368,000 jobs overall over the past 12 months, enough to account for about 11 percent of the country's jobs.
The program used electronic "nudges" to clinical staff to forgo overnight vitals and medications as well as clinical staff education on improving patient sleep.
Having a high deductible health plan without a health savings account was associated with greater hardship compared with low deductible insurance.
The collaboration results in a value-based primary care provider that serves more than 170,000 patients in 18 states.
By the end of the year, there were about 16 million people working in healthcare -- about 11 percent of all jobs in the overall economy.
Livongo expects patients to choose its chronic care options because the company's use of machine learning adds personalization and relevance, says Chief Product Officer Amar Kendale.
Without a hospital, residents of Crockett, located 120 miles north of Houston, were 35 miles away along rural roads from the next closest hospital
As more people with chronic conditions come into the system than its infrastructure can handle, Hodgkins says we need trust in digital tools and care teams, standards and strict criteria about evidence.
The software has made a big impact on ED workflow and care quality, since doctors can now have more informed conversations with patients.
Also in 2017, hospitals provided $38.4 billion in uncompensated care, the AHA said.