Ambulatory Care
Uber ups its competition with Lyft in gaining provider partnerships in the medical transport business.
Launching at HIMSS18 next week, the new software aims to create seamless data sharing between ambulatory and acute care settings.
The model for healthcare delivery is changing, and if rural hospitals don't adapt, then many will disappear altogether.
As of Jan. 1, Anthem said it would always pay for emergency room visits based on certain conditions.
As the flu keeps hitting emergency rooms and inpatient stays, hospitals that have reached capacity are using ambulance diversions.
Patients, physicians and payers rely heavily on these overall ratings, which have climbed higher as self-reported scores have trended upward.
The Missouri-based health system will expand with more than 30 new co-branded facilities containing with smart glass rooms, transparent charting, mobile x-ray equipment.
The real dollars that are at stake are based on the radiology report, and what clinicians do with that information.
Hospitals include Bayshore Medical Center, Clear Lake Regional Medical Center, West Houston Medical Center and East Houston Regional Medical Center.
Resistance to high costs of building Level I trauma centers requires coordination with lower level centers in region during high casualty event.