Hospital at Home is the trademarked name of Johns Hopkins Medicine and has been in practice in hospitals in that health system at least since 2002.
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Modernizing Medicare and Medicaid means addressing the affordability crisis
Medicare and Medicaid populations must not be ignored in health modernization efforts, said panelists during the HLTH conference in Boston.
On October 19, the panel took up the challenge of finding new ways to lower costs and improve outcomes for patie…
CARES Act funds disproportionately favored well-funded hospitals
There is wide variation in the funding distributed to hospitals through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, according to an analysis of 952 hospital-level entities published in JAMA Health Forum. Research was conducted by Ra…
Investment in digital health requires prioritizing capital allocation
If COVID-19 has taught us anything about how hospitals are investing for the future, it’s that digital health is here to stay, according to Mallory Caldwell, Ernst & Young U.S. health leader.
“I think the big thing is that we have accelerated and focu…
Moving past inertia to allow innovation to increase the value of employer-sponsored care
Employer-sponsored healthcare spending is at an all-time high, begging the question: Does all this money equal high-quality, high-value care?
Moody’s: Rising costs will slow hospitals rebuilding margins to pre-COVID-19 levels
Operating cash flow margins for nonprofit hospitals fell to a median 7% in 2020.
Prime Healthcare partners with Synchrony on credit card financing options
The financing option integrates care delivery with revenue cycle management, VP says.
AdventHealth, Ascension are unwinding Chicago-based joint venture Amita Healthcare
AdventHealth and Ascension have announced a joint decision to unwind their six-year old Amita Health partnership serving the Chicago area.
Following the transition, AdventHealth and Ascension will operate their individual hospitals and related healthca…
Northwell Direct leads and rides the trend of direct contracting in the self-insured market
CEO Nick Stefanizzi says that what’s different, even from Haven, is that there are providers in these organizations.
Mandates likely work to increase vaccine uptake, report finds
Though almost 190 million people in the U.S. are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, that’s less than 60% of the country’s population. To increase that number, the federal government set in motion requirements that businesses with 100-plus employees man…
