Health insurance covered a majority of the $48,512 bill; $46,422 of that was for one rabies immune globulin injection.
Category: Healthcare Finance News
Hospitals spend a lot of money on advertising, but the ads lack variation, study says
Sound marketing principles dictate differentiating among competitors, and too few hospitals do it.
Rush University Medical Center reveals data breach that may compromised information of 45,000 patients
Rush said info. could include names, addresses, dates of birth, and insurance information but not treatment, diagnosis or personal financial information.
Providers await drop-out numbers for BPCI Advanced
There’s pent-up demand to get into the model that qualifies as an advanced APM under MACRA, but first providers want to see if other participants are staying in.
Approaches, public policies that could help health insurance coverage expand through public plans
For a number of approaches, the paper examines where the plan would operate and who would be eligible.
Time’s Up Healthcare seeks to drive cultural change, break down culture of inequality, harassment
The organization says healthcare professionals represent the second largest group to have contacted their legal defense fund for help after arts, entertainment workers.
The value of assessing a supply chain’s group purchasing organization contracts
GPOs can help drive savings and utilization, but it’s worth re-examining the contracts every so often to get the most out of the relationship.
More women are training to be plastic surgeons, but racial/ethnic representation still lags behind
Black representation has actually decreased among plastic surgery trainees, and Hispanic representation has made minimal changes.
Hurricane Michael-ravaged Bay Medical Sacred Heart to cease infant delivery services
The system cited a lack of space as reason behind the decision, which means 20 staff members will lose their jobs.
Using zip codes to find at-risk patients to determine the social determinants of health
Why don’t patients do what they know is good to stay healthy? The answer often comes down to the social determinants, expert says.
