Quality and Safety
By giving healthcare providers real-time feedback on their ordering patterns, they can adjust those patterns to optimize care.
According to HFMA, 50 percent of American hospitals are now charging upfront fees for non-emergency visits to the emergency room.
Patients treated at top-rated hospitals had a lower risk of death, complications.
But experts at Monday's National Committee for Quality Assurance event say cutting costs without compromising quality is the hardest part.
Quality caregivers can dictate whether a patient has a good or bad experience at your hospital, which drives down costs.
A New York hospital volunteer team is heading to Puerto Rico to treat patients while Sutter Health donates to wildfire relief after closing hospital.
The real dollars that are at stake are based on the radiology report, and what clinicians do with that information.
More than 200 patients have been evacuated, medical facilities are closed down as community EDs brace for a rush.
Researchers say interventions collectively prevented one inappropriate prescription for every eight patients seen.
Overall, 73 percent of Medicare Advantage-PDP enrollees are in plans that have four stars or greater in 2018, CMS says.