Patients are healthcare consumers and are making more informed health care decisions. It is becoming increasingly more cost-effective for healthcare providers to retain patients than spend resources on new patient acquisition. In fact, according to The Advisory Board Company 2015…
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More than one-third of adults in the U.S. are using prescription drugs tied to an increased risk of depression, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
CMS' Innovation Center revealed June 8 that Maryland will become the first state fully at risk for the total cost of healthcare for Medicare beneficiaries.
According to Imprivata, clinicians -- nurses, in particular -- feel the pain of having to access shared mobile devices using cumbersome usernames and passwords.
Just 8 percent of U.S. adults ages 35-plus receive all the high-priority preventive care their providers recommend for them, a study published in Health Affairs found.
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Several healthcare organizations recently shuttered medical units or terminated services to shore up finances, focus on more in-demand services or improve patient care.
The number of frequent emergency department users, or those who visit the ED at least four times a year, increased in California after the ACA took effect, according to a recent study published in Health Affairs.
Only 35 percent of Americans could list all of their prescription details, including dosage, if they had to evacuate their homes suddenly, according to a national poll on disaster response and preparedness.
Montana has highest rate of suicides among U.S. states, with 26 per 100,000 individuals, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation report.
An in-network contract between Mishawaka, Ind.-based Saint Joseph Health System and Anthem is slated to expire June 30 unless the organizations can negotiate a new agreement, according to the South Bend Tribune.