In the first and second quarters of 2014, inpatient utilization was either unchanged or down for 68 percent of nonprofit hospitals, according to a Kaufman Hall survey of nonprofit hospital executives
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Two recent studies in JAMA Internal Medicine have shed light on the characteristics of ED visits in the United States. The following are 10 findings on ED visits by institution type, ED wait times and ED throughput.
Reps. Diane Black (R-Tenn.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) have introduced legislation aimed at improving the accountable care organization model by providing additional incentives based on quality of care and increasing collaboration between patients and physicians.
Coverage for medications used to treat rare diseases varies widely across health plans sold through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act exchanges, according to a study published in the Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy.
With the shift from fee-for-service to pay-for-performance, physicians are focused on improving quality of care and using population health management to achieve that goal.
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Optum Labs, the collaborative research and innovations center co-founded by Optum and Mayo Clinic, has announced four new partners have joined its research collaborative.
Jellico (Tenn.) Community Hospital is in discussions with Plano, Texas-based Community Hospital Corp., for a possible partnership, according to a report by The Times-Tribune.
Being prepared for catastrophic health events is difficult. Sudden influxes in patient volume can hamstring hospitals, creating safety problems for patients bottlenecking hospital flow. Here are three musts for hospitals to prepare for disasters that can create large patient…
In 2013, which was performance year one of the Medicare Shared Savings Program, accountable care organizations with April 2012 and July 2012 start dates earned more than $300 million as their share of program savings.
Here are seven stories regarding group purchasing organizations that have been reported in the past month.