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Lack of transparency, lag time in pharmacy being notified of fees create unnecessary burden on pharmacy operations, orgs say.
Faculty members at the teaching hospital have also taken pay cuts in response to the loss of funding, UMMC says.
Uncertainty in how to pay for programs poses barrier as services provided by home-based palliative care don't fit usual payment model.
Fewer patients would be able to pay their hospital bills, sticking the facilities with bad debt as they were before Obamacare.
Company scrutinized tech spending to more effectively manage EHR disaster recovery and underlying operating systems, CFO says.
Layoffs amount to less than 3 percent of their staff, concern mostly non-clinical positions, system says.
Outsourcing was costing too much money, limited the data being provided which inhibited physician engagement, executive says.
CHS has been offloading hospitals for months now, with the current tally reaching 19 that have been or will be sold.
Most health insurance doesn't cover infertility treatments; IVF can cost $15,000 to $20,000 each try.
Other workforce issues, drug shortages and price hikes are also top of mind, Premier's Fall 2016 Economic Outlook shows.