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How better vendor management can help improve a health system’s revenue cycle
Doctors more likely to prescribe preventive therapy if prompted by EHR
The findings come as an increasing number of health systems are investing in system-wide EHRs, despite lingering issues with interoperability.
Growth in telehealth outpaces that of other avenues of care — at least from 2016 to 2017
Telehealth usage grew 53 percent from 2016 to 2017, compared to just 14 percent for urgent care centers, the next-highest on the list.
Physicians’ trust in one another is a care safety and quality issue, experts find
Student loan forgiveness programs driving osteopathic physicians to primary care
About a third of osteopathic medical students intend to work in primary care, an 18 percent increase from 2007.
Repeat heart attack and death linked to hospitals with low care scores
In low-scoring hospitals, 3 percent of heart attack patients returned to the hospital for a new heart attack within 30 days.
For children’s hospitals, the move to value-based care is a choice — and some are opting in
Artificial Intelligence in healthcare projected to be worth more than $27 billion by 2025
The ability of AI to improve patient outcomes and the growing potential of AI-based tools for older patients are creating growth opportunities.
With Medicare-for-all unlikely to pass, is Medicare buy-in option a realistic alternative?
With the most expensive medical care in the world and shorter life expectancies, the US is in what the authors dub a healthcare crisis.
House Democrats unveil Affordable Care Act stabilization bill
The legislation would protect pre-existing conditions and also aims to lower costs, though passage of the entire package is unlikely.
