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Drug expenses, cost sharing spike Massachusetts health spending
Total Health Care Expenditures (THCE) in Massachusetts totaled $71.7 billion in 2022, and from 2021 to 2022, THCE per capita increased 5.8% to $10,264 per resident – far above the national rate of 4.1%, according to a new report from the Center for Hea…
Lower reimbursement linked to sagging margins, healthcare CFOs say
Eighty four percent of health systems cite lower reimbursement from payers as a top cause of low operating margins, according to a report published by the Healthcare Financial Management Association and Eliciting Insights, a healthcare strategy and mar…
Children’s Hospital Colorado creates analytics resource center
ORLANDO – If there’s a lesson to be learned regarding healthcare analytics, it’s that it pays to have a good handle on the data.
That was the mandate at Children’s Hospital Colorado, which serves children from a seven-state region. This means that shep…
Mayo Clinic eying digital transformation to plan for future
ORLANDO – The physical assets of many hospitals and healthcare facilities in the U.S. are degrading and need investment, but when replacing an old building, it’s not enough to simply rebuild it brick-by-brick. Digital technology in healthcare is develo…
South Dakota facility bringing cultural compassion to addiction treatment
ORLANDO – In a world of high addiction rates, mental healthcare crises and increasing suicide rates, one healthcare organization in South Dakota is trying something a little different.
Telehealth equity key to addressing digital gaps
ORLANDO – Telehealth technology has advanced rapidly over the past few years, and while it’s both popular and promising, it has also shined a light on the contrast between patient populations with and without adequate access and digital health literacy…
AI enabling behavioral health innovation
ORLANDO – Artificial intelligence bridges a lot of gaps in healthcare, and one Middle Eastern hospital is testing the limits of the technology, aiming to improve behavioral healthcare while also being an economic engine of growth.
GenAI needs guardrails to flourish in healthcare
ORLANDO – Generative AI, or GenAI, holds the potential to drastically transform healthcare, and some trends and use cases are beginning to generate excitement among health leaders, who see the promise of improved diagnostics, personalized treatment pla…
Technology moving the needle on behavioral health
ORLANDO – Behavioral health issues are unfortunately common in today’s healthcare environment; suicides, psychiatric bed capacity and lack of access to psychiatrists all occur with some regularity, and as is the case with many aspects of healthcare, te…
Investing in workplace mental health a rising need
ORLANDO – When it comes to investing in employee well-being, a number of tools are starting to emerge. Creating a positive, psychologically healthy workplace, addressing equity in workplace mental health and improving access to treatment options are so…
