While the unemployment rate remains relatively unchanged at 3.7 percent, the unemployment rate for hospitals stands at about 1.6 percent.
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Joint replacement bundles saved almost $1,000 per year
Overall, hospitals in the CJR model saw a 3.7% decrease in average episode payments for lower extremity joint replacements.
Most consumers wary of AI giving healthcare advice, suggestions
Healthcare ranked far below retail when it came to consumer trust in AI, though younger generations were more favorable toward the technology.
Hospital margins positive, if not always sufficient, finds Kaufman Hall flash report
The performance is being driven largely by solid expense management during a period of increasing patient volumes.
New data resource reveals highly variable staffing at nursing homes
More than half of facilities met the expected level of staffing less than 20% of the time during the one-year study period.
Affordable Care Act heads to appeals court on Tuesday
The federal court declined a request by Republicans for more time; Briefs are to be filed by end-of-day Friday.
Trump’s transparency order could ‘backfire’ if not coupled with quality data, expert says
Some industry experts are guardedly optimistic about the order’s intended effects, but opinions are mixed, and concerns vary.
Readmissions penalty doing little to slow the spinning of hospitals’ revolving doors
Improvements in surgical readmissions slowed to the same pace they had before any penalties were announced in 2010.
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.
