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High healthcare use linked with lower prices, according to Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The inverse is also true: Low usage is associated with higher prices, although there are outliers across the country.
Technology key to unlocking potential of healthcare industry’s shift toward consumerism
The healthcare industry should be looking at what some of the tech giants are doing to determine how to move forward.
IBM Watson: Top 100 Hospitals provide better care at lower cost, with higher margins
All types of hospitals made the list, from small community facilities to major teaching hospitals, delivering satisfaction and operational efficiency.
Opioid misuse sending more older adults to emergency departments, study finds
More older adults in the ED is a bad sign for patients but also for providers, who often struggle with costs and utilization.
Changes needed in teaching medical residents how to communicate patient handoffs
End-of-shift handoffs pose a substantial patient safety risk, and has been linked with delays in diagnosis, medication errors and longer stays.
Hospitals not increasing electronic health record integration after consolidation or acquisition, Health Affairs shows
Nearly all hospital leaders say supply chain optimization improves margins, survey shows
New program at University of Maryland St. Joseph’s Medical Center shows effectiveness in curbing readmissions
Investing in social determinants of health holds the potential to provide ROI in the form of fewer readmissions-based penalties.
Pennsylvania hospitals test new funding model to help with ongoing struggles
The move is designed to help the facilities struggling with a declining number of patients and a shifting payer mix.
Four top health systems share unique approaches to improve patient engagement
These providers have created diverse models of care that incorporate use of patient-centered technologies with measurable outcomes.
