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Care Coordination

Five University of California medical centers — in Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco — will be training nurses to integrate palliative care methods into intensive care unit protocols, thanks to a grant from the University of…

Healthcare revenue solutions firm Craneware has updated its Supplies ChargeLink solution with an automated search function that can allow hospital financial staff members research and identify the newest codes for high-cost supplies.

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Patients with low socioeconomic status enrolled in a high-deductible health plan may skip needed emergency care due to high out-of-pocket costs, which may lead to higher rates of hospitalization, according to a study in Health Affairs.

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