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Cutting operational costs while improving care quality requires leveraging technology to drive efficiencies
Employer medical benefit costs projected to nearly double the rate of inflation in 2020
Medical costs in the U.S. will rise more slowly compared to other regions, with Latin America, Africa and the Middle East seeing the most change.
Black, Hispanic patients more likely to be brought to safety-net hospital emergency rooms
The largest differences were seen in larger urban areas with multiple emergency rooms and hospitals within the vicinity.
Uninsured rate on the rise for the first time since passage of the Affordable Care Act
The findings come at a time when the fate of the ACA is in the hands of a federal appeals court.
SDOH: Emergency department openings and closures have an impact on heart attack patients
Hospital closures represent a not-often reported social determinant of health, as they stress patient resources.
CEO of telemedicine company pleads guilty to Medicare fraud in $424 million scheme
CEO Lester Stockett was among 24 telemedicine executives charged in schemes billing Medicare $1.7 billion, according to DOJ.
Rural hospital closures having an impact on mortality rates
Because access to health services can be an issue in rural locales, rural hospital closings had a profound impact.
Hospital medians show revenues topping expenses for first time in 3 years
When physicians integrate with hospitals, costs go up, Rice study says
In 2003, about 29% of U.S. hospitals employed physicians, a number that rose to 42% by 2012.
Women in healthcare face more harassment, have fewer opportunities and lower wages, study shows
Women believe they have fewer opportunities for leadership, with less than half feeling they have the same chances as men.
