Ambulatory Care

Ambulatory Care

Mar 12 | Beth Jones Sanborn

Urgent care centers grow in number, reach thanks to comprehensive capabilities, convenience, demand

The report showed more than 70 percent of patients wait less than 20 minutes to see a…

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Mar 08 | Beth Jones Sanborn

CDC urges hospitals to step up their protections, protocols against staph infections

In 2017, more than 119,000 bloodstream staph infections occurred and 20,000 people died from them.…

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Mar 01 | Jeff Lagasse

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…

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Feb 27 | Beth Jones Sanborn

Travel and wait times for healthcare are the worst among professional sectors, Altarum report says.

When travel and wait times were quantified using hourly wage to measure "economic…

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Feb 22 | Susan Morse

Keep silver loading for health plans, insurer and hospital groups tell CMS

Implementing rules on price transparency and interoperability would be helped by insurers sharing information…

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Feb 21 | Beth Jones Sanborn

Want to cut MRSA infections after discharge? Add a structured bathing regimen to discharge instructions, says Rush University study

A regimen using antiseptic soap, mouthwash, and nose…

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Feb 20 | Beth Jones Sanborn

1 in 5 rural hospitals is at risk of closing, new Navigant analysis says

Navigant says 21 percent are at high risk of closing based on their total operating margin, days cash on hand, and…

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Feb 08 | Jeff Lagasse

Why there's a need to reduce high healthcare utilization among high-need, high-risk patients

High-need, high-cost patients often have multiple chronic conditions, complex needs, and limited…

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Feb 05 | Jeff Lagasse

Healthcare gains 42,000 jobs in January, led by ambulatory services

The healthcare industry has added 368,000 jobs overall over the past 12 months, enough to account for about 11 percent of…

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Jan 18 | Jeff Lagasse

Paladina Health acquires Activate Healthcare, creating large provider of value-based care

The collaboration results in a value-based primary care provider that serves more than 170,000…

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Care Collaboration Success for Improved Outcomes The nature of our healthcare ecosystem has been one of siloed care. Rarely do payers, providers and local resources come together with the patient's well-being prioritized as a unifying mission. Read how these organizations are getting it right.

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Beyond Dollars and Cents: A Closer Look At Value Beyond the expected improvement in specific metrics, many organizations that outsource RCM with a trusted and certified partner are seeing several ancillary benefits of such agreements.

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Healthcare mergers and acquisitions in 2016: Running list While 2015 was a record-breaking year in healthcare mergers and acquisitions, 2016 saw more change as organizations across the industry adjust and adapt to the evolving financial landscape.

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