Patient Engagement

According to Leapfrog, patient safety issues kill more than 200,000 patients a year.

On the other hand, 954 hospitals earned a C, 157 earned a D and 20 scored an F in the latest release of the group's Hospital Safety Score.

Microhospitals have between eight and 10 inpatient beds for observation and short stays, as well as emergency treatment and triage rooms, primary care and specialty care physicians, diagnostic and other outpatient clinic services.

HRI survey finds 40 percent of patients are now asking ahead for price estimates for their care and shopping around for best deals.

Care Quote, which Jackson began using in late August, is a price estimator tool that provides out-of-pocket spending information to patients seeking healthcare services.

University Hospitals of Cleveland is just now beginning to move toward a streamlined billing solution.

40 percent of California population identifies as Latino; only about 5 percent of all physicians are Latino, California Health Care Foundation says.

Forty-three percent of returning consumers to the federal government's online exchange, healthcare.gov, switched policies last year.

30 percent of all health spending, $750 billion, is wasted on fraud, administration and needless procedures, estimate says.

The accidental health app bested other tools in engaging patients who stand to benefit most.