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Freedom, flexibility, decreased bureaucracy are fueling the trend, with 94 percent of facilities saying they used them in 2016, Staff Care says.
Hospitals are showing a greater interest in family caregivers in part because of new penalties for hospital readmissions, expert says.
Year-over-year revenues grew by 18 percent; company expects close to $200 billion in revenues for 2017.
The goal is to boost patient care by connecting its hospitals and physicians on one unified system.
Ascension is forming new consulting subsidiary that will provide forum for former Ascension leadership to contribute.
Providers now spend eight minutes on average, and up to 30 minutes on manual tasks like making phone calls, sending faxes and mailing correspondence.
CEO Therese Pandl said the decision was in response to high-deductible plans causing many patients to postpone their care, and technology that allows more people to receive care in an outpatient setting.
Innate Immunotherapeutics sold nearly $1 million in discounted shares to the potential U.S. Department of Health and Human Services chief.
Leaders share what is still needed to provide the best care while safeguarding the health of the sector.
Business Dynamics focuses on streamlining coding, billing reimbursement for spine specialists.