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Reprocessing medical devices can result in significant savings for hospitals
Hospitals are nipping and tucking their supply chain spend by opting for half-price, reprocessed items like cardiology catheters.
Analytics taking a front-and-center role in the transition to value-based care
Applying advanced analytics to patient datasets can help organizations adopt a comprehensive approach to deliver personalized medicine.
Is the primary care talent shortage decreasing American’s lifespan?
A potential byproduct of the ongoing physician burnout and shortages is a negative impact on the average lifespan, according to new research.
Younger patients dissatisfied with healthcare’s status quo, more willing to try nontraditional services
The younger the patient, the more likely they are to opt for nontraditional healthcare treatment options, such as yoga and telehealth.
Providing follow-up care after heart attack helps reduce readmissions, reimbursement penalties
Nurse navigators in particular can be important tools for both patients seeking better care and providers seeking more consistent reimbursement.
How poor provider communication can result in negative Yelp reviews
As consumers become more powerful in healthcare, online reviews have become a more prominent tool by which to gauge brand quality.
Just 33 percent of healthcare quality professionals say all staff is trained on quality
More and more healthcare disciplines and specialties are increasing quality and safety training for their own professionals.
Why there’s a need to reduce high healthcare utilization among high-need, high-risk patients
High-need, high-cost patients often have multiple chronic conditions, complex needs, and limited ability to perform activities of daily living.
Medicare rules increase out-of-pocket costs of multiple sclerosis drugs
Medicare beneficiaries without low-income subsidies can expect to spend $6,894 a year out-of-pocket for treatment of MS.
Government payment policies tied to hospital performance fail to improve patient safety
Implementation of these programs was not associated with reductions in device-associated CAUTI rates.
