Improvements in surgical readmissions slowed to the same pace they had before any penalties were announced in 2010.
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Blue Shield of California targets wellness goals through personalized health platform
New approach seeks to improve lifestyle choices and outcomes by steering members toward "best fit" health apps and providers.
UnitedHealth invests more than $8M in HBCU data science training
The money will help Atlanta University Center Consortium Data Science Initiative improve education in healthcare analytics at historically black colleges and universities.
RWJBarnabas Health receives grant to fund career development for its frontline workers
The grant will advance careers in an industry short on labor.
Medically unnecessary ambulance rides soar in New York after ACA expansion
Medically unnecessary rides may add to city congestion, slow response time to actual emergencies and threaten the health of those in need.
Social determinants of health data can be difficult to collect and share, but it’s imperative to success
It’s the early days of data sharing and community partnerships when it comes to SDOH, but there are things providers can do now.
Social determinants of health data can be difficult to collect and share, but it’s imperative to success
It’s the early days of data sharing and community partnerships when it comes to SDOH, but there are things providers can do now.
Midwest systems, Sanford and UnityPoint Health, announce merger
The combined company would have 76 hospitals in 26 states and nine countries.
Shorter rotations in intensive care units mitigate burnout among physicians
Nearly half of the 10,000 critical care physicians practicing in the U.S. reported symptoms of severe burnout.
Nonprofit hospitals in Virginia garnish wages more often than for-profit hospitals, yielding only small payoffs
More than 70% of Virginia hospitals that garnish wages are nonprofit, and the money collected is only a tiny percentage of revenue.
