Patient Engagement
Proposal was published this week in the Annals of Emergency Medicine, a journal for the American College of Emergency Physicians or ACEP.
Five new clinics opened in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens; per earnings call CVS Health will expand chronic disease services beyond diabetes.
Roughly 1 in 3 people enter the hospital malnourished or at risk of malnutrition, increasing risk of complications and readmissions, Advocate says.
Two surveys of large employers show companies continue to try to control costs while backing away from shrinking or dropping health benefits.
As director of CMS' Innovation Center, Conway has helped lead the transition to value-based care.
Treatment of low back pain a major area of overuse, overspending; outcomes are sorely in need of improvement, Health Affairs says.
Cutting down on negative physician bias towards obesity could yield better treatment, patient outcomes.
Only about 20 percent of health outcomes are determined by clinical care, yet it accounts for the majority of healthcare investments, report says.
Roughly 45 percent of urgent care facility visits by Cigna members could be conducted at retail healthcare clinics, insurer says.
While certain programs favor large systems, plenty of providers are proving that scale doesn't always matter.