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Patient Engagement

By Kaiser Health News | 08:25 am | August 20, 2015
As hospitals chase better patient ratings and health outcomes, an increasing number are rethinking how they function at night -- in some cases reducing nighttime check-ins or trying to better coordinate medicines -- so that more patients can sleep relatively uninterrupted.
By Jennifer Zaino | 03:32 pm | August 13, 2015
As the clinical-financial relationship tightens, hospitals may want to consider whether they have appropriately organized their staffing roles and relationships to take the greatest advantage of the trend.
By Chuck Green | 02:37 pm | August 03, 2015
While bottom line impact may be tough to measure when it comes to financial investment, patients just want their own bottoms covered.
By Kaiser Health News | 12:16 pm | July 21, 2015
Among taxpayers who claimed a subsidy, about 1.6 million, or half of taxpayers who claimed or received a subsidy, had to pay money back to the government because their actual income was higher than projected when they applied for the subsidy.
By Susan Morse | 09:57 am | July 21, 2015
Over 140 Medicare-certified hospices have been invited to participate in a new five-year model of care that will allow for dual coverage of hospice and curative care.
By Anthony Brino | 11:00 am | July 20, 2015
The Portland-based company is making one of the most audacious forays into healthcare based on a vision of highly personalized, and tech-centered patient-centered healthcare.
By Kaiser Health News | 11:08 am | July 13, 2015
The proposed regulations include a section on electronic health records and measures to better ensure that patients or their families are involved in care planning and in the discharge process.
By Eric Bailey | 05:19 am | July 13, 2015
Healthcare Finance showcases its top five most popular videos from the first half of the year.
By Henry Powderly | 11:16 am | July 09, 2015
Grades based on which states have legislation that dictates price transparency portals be set up.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 09:21 am | July 06, 2015
Country music star's the Teammates for Kids Foundation supported the renovation of the Child Life Zone.