Compared to other service industries, the prevalence of no-show fee policies in healthcare is difficult to gauge. But one thing is clear: No-show rates are a challenge affecting resource utilization, costs and patient access.
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U of Kansas Medical Center taps new leadership
The University of Kansas Medical Center has added new leadership from the University of Kansas Health System to strengthen the organizations’ alignment. The medical center and the health system both are based in Kansas City, Kan.
Rady Children's nurses approve labor deal, averting 2nd strike
Members of United Nurses of Children’s Hospital, a union affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 1699, have approved a three-year contract with Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego.
Wisconsin hospital CEO to retire
Kathy Kuepers, RN, will retire next year as CEO of Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County in Darlington, Wis.
Hacker accesses health system employee's email
A Connecticut health system is notifying patients that their data may have been exposed after a hacker accessed an employee’s email account.
What's on tap for Epic's big conference?
Thousands of health IT leaders will descend on Verona, Wis., from Aug. 19-21 for Epic’s annual Users Group Meeting.
How a rural hospital responded to the CrowdStrike outage
It took a rural Minnesota health system a week to recover from the recent global IT outage that affected large swaths of the healthcare industry, the Kittson County (Minn.) Enterprise reported.
Health systems' new growth metrics
Growth is essential for hospitals and health systems, but the way executive teams think about growth has changed significantly over the last five years.
DOs call out federal funding disparities
Osteopathic physicians are significantly underrepresented on federal boards that determine research funding and healthcare policy, the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine told Becker’s Aug. 15.
Press Ganey adds patient surveys to Epic EHR
Press Ganey has expanded its PX Connect Suite for healthcare organizations to capture, act on and respond to patient surveys within Epic EHR.
