Community Benefit
By implementing evidence-based blood transfusion guidelines and industry-wide standardizations at hospitals, there is an opportunity for hospitals to save millions annually in blood purchasing costs alone.
A new social network connects baby boomers to health resources and has the potential of saving costs for patients and the healthcare industry through better health.
Leaders of Maine's NovaHealth, an independent physician association, talk to Healthcare Finance News about the keys to their successful collaborative care pilot with Aetna, stressing the importance of technology and developing a trusting relationship.
Transitions in care can have significant financial impact on healthcare organizations. As technology improves and business paradigms shift, organizations have an opportunity to reduce costs and improve care quality. However, challenges await: it's not easy to make improvements in care transitions.
Donations to U.S. nonprofit hospitals and healthcare systems grew 8.2 percent last year, totaling $8.941 billion, said a report released this week by the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy.
Twelve Iowa cities and towns are applying to be the second group of demonstration sites for the Blue Zones project, an experiment in trying to improve health and well-being by Healthways and with funding assistance from health insurer Wellmark.
With an increasing demand for home care services, home care businesses have been springing up in communities across the country. And with the rapid expansion of these largely unregulated businesses questions about the industry's hiring practices have begun to surface.
With an increasing demand for home care services, home care businesses have been springing up in communities across the country. And with the rapid expansion of these largely unregulated businesses questions about the industry's hiring practices have begun to surface.
According to a new Johns Hopkins Children's Center study, hospitals can prevent one in five central-line infections by following a list of precautions and measures, encouraging families to speak up when they observe noncompliance and doing an analysis of the causes behind every infection that does occur.
Maine is often regarded as being behind the rest of the country in a lot of things, but last August, it found itself experiencing a growing healthcare business trend dubbed "Big Med."