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To mitigate loss of income due to no-shows, Broomfield Family Practice in Broomfield, Colorado started using Apptoto, a cloud-based, automated appointment messaging service.
As hospital finance execs work to navigate pricing pressures, transitions in patient coverage and new competitors, The Advisory Board said leaders are facing several mandates to change or risk losing a lot of money.
Population health management is fast becoming a priority for healthcare providers, but many are still figuring out which technology partners are best suited to help them fuel data-driven initiatives, according to a new 2015 Population Health Study by HIMSS Analytics.
Emory Healthcare has appointed Dr. Jonathan S. Lewin as president and chief executive officer after conducting an extensive national search.
Crowded emergency departments have been vexing patients and hospital staff for years as consumers have increasingly sought care there. But a new study finds that many of the busiest facilities have yet to adopt several well regarded measures to reduce the wait and minimize delays.
Rush University Medical Center in Chicago has unveiled plans for a $500 million outpatient center, as well as an overhaul of existing facilities in an ongoing effort to renovate and expand.
Technology and connectivity will continue its steady infiltration of the healthcare landscape, branding and trust take priority over convenience, and the advancement and integration of connected health technologies will hinge on cybersecurity in 2016, PwC said.
State insurance exchanges are healthy financially even without the federal funding that ran out this year, a top Obama administration official told a House subcommittee Tuesday. But that official refused to predict if any of the remaining 13 state exchanges would eventually need to shift to the federal exchange.
Intermountain Healthcare Chief Executive Officer Charles W. Sorenson will retire in October 2016, the Utah-based system announced on Monday, after spending 17 years as an executive for the celebrated healthcare provider.
San Francisco-based Dignity Health has announced it will limit its investments in thermal coal companies, focusing instead on sustainability and investment opportunities that address climate change.