For years, price transparency has been lacking in healthcare, but this is rapidly changing, as consumers increasingly want price information to make care decisions.

CMS and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) estimate that sepsis costs the U.S. healthcare system about $38 billion annually. As Americans age and hospitalized patients become more clinically complex, those costs have been increasing.

Hospital margins are collapsing and some organizations wonder if it's even possible to make money in the acute care space.

As the healthcare industry transforms, organizations are moving to a more connected future. Connected Health Ecosystem (CHE) 3.0 is a model that organizations can use to assess how they are progressing in becoming a mature, connected health ecosystem.

Hospitals and health systems must embrace patient-focused care delivery as the new normal for operational workflows and workplace cultures. Putting the patient experience first can pay dividends for clinical operations, finances, and morale.

Current market trends have made ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and physician practices hot commodities for acquisition. But for physicians and other owner-operators of ASCs, how do they know whether or when to sell, and who the right partner would be?

Regulatory readiness is a top priority for healthcare leaders, but it truly is a "team sport." Employees must understand the processes and workflows in their areas that promote patient safety and they must feel comfortable discussing them.

The healthcare industry generates roughly 30% of the world’s data. Before a patient walks into a provider’s office, they fill out intake forms with medical history, current medications, and reason for their visit. Then the doctor adds stats like weight, height, and diagnoses. Afterward, the patient and payer may receive invoices for service. Now multiply this by 300+ million patient visits daily.

Healthcare organizations are being battered by strong macroeconomic headwinds. In these conditions, optimizing their capital and cash positions is emerging as a top priority.

Many healthcare organizations have been using automation in their back office to streamline revenue cycle and other administrative functions.

NRC Health, the leading provider of in-depth customer insights in healthcare, recently investigated drivers of brand perception in the market and drivers of experience perception following clinical encounters.

Digital transformation is long overdue for many healthcare organizations and for the industry as a whole — but important barriers are stalling progress.

The COVID-19 pandemic has magnified longstanding issues that have accelerated the physician burnout rate in the United States. In fact, research co-authored by the American Medical Association (AMA) shows that two years into this public health emergency, the pandemic pushed U.S. doctor burnout to an all-time high of 63%. This signaled the ever-growing need for chief wellness officers like Jennifer Bickel, MD, at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, to have an organizational strategy.

Despite enormous annual healthcare expenditures, most U.S. health systems are in a deteriorating financial position.

In 2022, patients are in the driver's seat. The pandemic accelerated existing consumer trends and patients are no longer willing to accept the status quo. As consumers become aware of other healthcare options, they become a flight risk for health systems. 

The CMS Innovation Center is preparing to upgrade its value-based Oncology Care Model (OCM) to the Enhancing Oncology Model (EOM), where the core requirements will be to capture data on social determinants of health (SDoH). As cancer centers gear up to participate, how well they fulfill this requirement will be key to their success.

The technology systems that hospitals use to deliver quality care as efficiently as possible are critical to operations. But those systems have different objectives and often don't integrate with or talk to one another, leading to waste and inefficiency in supply chain and inventory management. 

Walmart's executive vice president of health and wellness is departing the retailer after about two years for a managing director role with JPMorgan's healthcare arm, Bloomberg reported Nov. 20. 

Health system leaders are grappling with persistent nursing shortages, which have become a national emergency. With traditional remedies falling short, new tools and solutions are needed.

ECG is conducting a rapid survey about midwife programs.