Risk Management
Insurers are using artificial intelligence and machine learning to review medical records, optimize care for people with chronic conditions, identify at-risk patients, set premium prices and more.
The four actionable areas described by the authors can be applied and modified for virtually any hospital.
Open enrollment, which begins November 1, will not be negatively impacted, CMS says.
Kirk Lippold, commander of United States Navy (RET), explains how intellectual honesty requires a commitment to sit down with people in the organization to review what happened after a crisis and find a new normal.
Anthem is being held responsible for cyber attacks that stole the protected health information of close to 79 million people.
During October, we talk to infosec executives and experts about the problems and practical steps to securing sensitive data, advice about what to do (and what not to do) during and after a security incident.
Investment in housing with such supportive social services as psychological assessments, physical activity and socialization programs can reduce hospitalization for older adults.
The top three clinical episodes selected are major joint replacement of the lower extremity, congestive heart failure, and sepsis.
Patients pickup harmful MRSA bacteria from touching dogs but stricter adherence to hand washing among solutions to eliminating the risk, study says.
Medical spending, future lost work from permanent disability and quality of life losses all contributed to the substantial costs of such injuries.