Focusing on a better patient financial experience, broadening the vision to include the outpatient sector and the inevitable insurgence of AI are all coming and can go a long way to bolster the bottom line.
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Dignity Health-GoHealth Urgent Care to acquire Golden Gate Urgent Care Centers in Bay Area
When the transaction is complete, Dignity Health-GoHealth Urgent Care’s network of 14 locations will extend to San Francisco, San Mateo, Marin and Alameda counties.
Hospitalizations for homeless individuals are on the rise, driven by mental illness, substance abuse
Homeless adults were more often white, male, around 46 years old, and either uninsured or insured by Medicaid.
Average outpatient visit in U.S. approaching $500, study finds
Between 1990 and 2016, inpatient admissions globally increased by more than two-thirds, while outpatient visits increased by more than half.
CVS Health defends merger and integration of Aetna
CVS Health said it is maintaining a firewall to prevent the exchange of competitively sensitive information with Aetna.
Texas judge strikes down Affordable Care Act
Supreme Court hearing all but certain as Democrats say they will appeal the ruling that is also decried by insurers and providers.
Small percentage of uninsured patients generate most of hospitals’ self-pay revenue
If hospitals aren’t optimizing their revenue cycle, they could potentially be leaving millions of dollars on the table.
Cigna, Express Scripts merger clears state hurdles
The deal awaits another state approval; It has already received the go-ahead from Department of Justice.
Emergency responders to California wildfire used a patient lookup system to harness volunteer providers
The tool, Patient Unified Lookup System, enabled volunteers to access patient information and and deliver quality care, especially crucial medications.
Veterans’ Affairs hospitals show quality equal to or greater than their private sector counterparts, data shows
The analysis found that VA hospitals were likely to provide the best care in a local healthcare market and rarely provided the worst care in local markets.
