However the research indicates that free-standing emergency rooms can indeed reduce wait times in smaller communities.
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Precision vs. personalized medicine: What’s the difference?
Both terms get used to mean essentially the same thing but there are some subtleties that distinguish them.
Healthcare spending accelerated during the first quarter, whilep price growth climbed slightly
With March, the streak of 17 consecutive months in which year-over-year growth in health spending was less than GDP growth has come to an end.
Healthcare mergers and acquisitions require sensible data sharing strategies, and a solid analytics framework
While it’s important for disparate EHRs to communicate with one another, organizations need a better handle on analytics and dashboards.
Vast majority of patients would show more loyalty to providers if they had access to holistic health and wellbeing support
Most adults say it’s important their provider offer programs and resources, but they don’t want it through patient portals.
Civica Rx, Xellia, partner to manufacturer and distribute generic drugs
This is the first time Civica Rx is producing generic drugs since the company was launched last year by the Mayo Clinic, Intermountain, HCA and others.
Group Purchasing Organizations reduce supply costs by 13.1 percent
Supply chain activity by group purchasing organizations could affect close to 60 percent of hospital and nursing home non-labor spend, HSCA report says.
Private insurers in California pay more than double what Medicare does for similar services
The ratio of private insurance to Medicare payments is even higher than the 209 percent average at some hospitals.
Part D plans required to give drug pricing information through electronic prescribing or EHR
Pharmacy groups express frustration that CMS did not reform direct and indirect remuneration fees.
JPMorgan Chase to acquire payments technology company InstaMed
The move is unrelated to operations at Haven, the nonprofit healthcare business formed by JPMorgan Chase, Berkshire Hathaway and Amazon, according to JPMorgan Chase.
