Patient Engagement

Jan 28 | Jeff Lagasse

Critical care improvements may differ depending on a hospital's patient population

There was a 2% drop in ICU deaths at non-minority hospitals, but the same improvement rate was not seen at…

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Jan 27 | Susan Morse

HIMSS20 Revenue Cycle Optimization Forum puts the focus on patient-centric solutions

What's important to the patient is a care plan that integrates shared decision-making on both…

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Jan 22 | Jeff Lagasse

Humana, Validic partnership to focus on accessibility of health incentive programs

The collaboration is meant to spur more engagement in the Go360 program by allowing a broad range of…

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Jan 16 | Jeff Lagasse

Pricing disparities an issue as Trump's executive order on healthcare price transparency takes hold

The national disparity between gross charges for each procedure is significant with a 297%…

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Jan 14 | Susan Morse

Cigna + Oscar to launch health plan for small businesses

The partnership will offer integrated medical, behavioral, and pharmacy services benefits.

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Jan 07 | Jeff Lagasse

Healthcare paperwork cost U.S. $812 billion in 2017, 4 times more per capita than Canada

Doctors, hospitals, and other health providers in the U.S. spent far more on administration due to…

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Jan 06 | Jeff Lagasse

Older adults use online physician ratings, but view them cautiously, poll shows

Online reviews matter about as much as what an older person hears from family and friends through word of…

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Jan 02 | Jeff Lagasse

Hospital mergers and acquisitions not linked to better care, study finds

What's more, 30-day mortality and readmission rates stayed largely the same at acquired facilities.

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Dec 31, 2019 | Jeff Lagasse

Fewer than half of California pharmacies provide correct drug disposal info

The accuracy of drug disposal information was all over the map, depending largely on whether the call was fielded…

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Dec 30, 2019 | Jeff Lagasse

Americans are going to the doctor less often than they were at the start of the century

In all, roughly two in three Americans said their health was "excellent" or "very…

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Debunk the Myth: Outsourcing Doesn't Mean Losing Control With shifts in payer mixes and reimbursement structure, the margin of reimbursement has been shrinking steadily over the last five years. How do revenue cycle leaders navigate payment reform while maintaining stable business office operations?

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.

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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Once-failing hospitals say accountability, transparency key to surviving fallout from failing patient safety grades When Leapfrog released their Spring 2016 patient safety grades recently, 15 hospitals got slapped with a very public 'F' grade casting a spotlight on them that no institution wants. ...

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