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According to a new study released from The Commonwealth Fund, patients in the U.S. do not receive notably exceptional care compared with 13 other industrialized countries, despite health costs averaging one-third to two-thirds more than the other advanced countries.
In late March, Humana, one of the largest providers of Medicare Advantage plans and Medicaid company CareSource, announced a strategic alliance intended to help both companies more effectively manage members that qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid – the “dual-eligible” population.
The number of baby boomers hitting age 65 increases daily. Within that larger demographic is a submarket those in the seniors housing industry are eyeing with interest: lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender seniors.
Earlier this year, a national study of physicians found that doctors believe their patients’ unmet social needs lead directly to worse health and that they wished the healthcare system would pay to connect patients with the services they need.
Charitable pledges to nonprofit healthcare organizations in both the U.S. and Canada slowed in 2010. With these dwindling pledges many healthcare systems are finding it difficult to generate the philanthropic funding necessary to meet their long-term, construction, equipment and patient needs.
As healthcare evolves, where do finance professionals fit in? Out front, helping to shape changes? Or more toward the back, ensuring the decisions of others all add up?
Across the nation, healthcare organizations are discovering that collaborative care transcends the medical discipline. Patients often experience “upstream” legal problems that can later adversely affect their health. That’s why there’s a dramatic increase in the number of medical-legal partnerships (MLPs), where legal professionals work closely with providers to identify and resolve these issues.
A recently released interdisciplinary study revealed that very low birth weight infants fare better in hospitals that have earned Recognition for Nursing Excellence (RNE) and are designated Magnet Hospitals by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced on Wednesday $10.4 million in grants will be dispersed to rural health providers over three years.
Last week, the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) announced the launch of a new accreditation program for small hospitals, which will be offered through the Accreditation Association for Hospital/Health Systems Inc. (AAHHS).