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76% of Americans want healthcare system reforms
Three-quarters of Americans want major healthcare change and system reform, making the U.S. stand out as an outlier on this topic, according to research published Oct. 21. -
Major shift in consumer behavior is forcing providers to respond to an increasing set of demands and competition
After decades of demanding more from healthcare, most consumers are at a tipping point. With the pandemic changing how they interact with healthcare organizations, consumers are making more active choices about where they go, what they want, and what they are willing to pay for. -
Why health systems should prioritize energy efficiency
From cleaner air to a reduction of greenhouse gases, energy efficiency offers an abundance of health and environmental benefits. -
Interventions to save $265B in healthcare administration
A new report lays out a roadmap for health systems and hospitals on how to save $265 billion on administrative spending for reinvestment across other areas. -
6 ways health systems can launch organizational transformations
With health systems facing long-term financial pressures and physicians dealing with continual burnout, hospitals need to rethink strategies to weather storms ahead. An Oct. 15 McKinsey report provides some insights into how systems can do so. -
Hospital Leaders: Build Your 2022 Strategy Around These 5 Priorities
The COVID-19 pandemic has stretched hospitals thin. Hospital leaders are now trying to understand how to leverage their remaining resources to rebuild and move forward. -
Partnerships, mergers can save hospitals, AHA says, but some studies link consolidation to higher prices
Mergers, partnerships and acquisitions may have saved some hospitals and allowed them to scale up, an October 2021 American Hospital Association report says. However, other research has found that consolidation actually raises prices and doesn't necessarily increase quality of care. -
Amazon to add 150,000 seasonal jobs
Amazon announced Oct. 18 that it plans to hire 150,000 workers for seasonal positions across the country. According to Bloomberg, this is about 50 percent more than last year. -
How a West Texas hospital used a PSH to improve outcomes and cut costs
Geriatric hip fractures are a major cost driver for the nation’s healthcare system in general and for hospitals in particular. -
Walgreens looking to healthcare to drive growth
Walgreens Boots Alliance CEO Roz Brewer has shared that the company plans to further expand into healthcare in an effort to turn it into a "new growth engine," CNBC reported Oct. 14. -
What regulators are doing about rapid healthcare consolidation
Consolidation of physicians in hospitals and health systems as opposed to private practices has regulators in Washington and across several state capitals concerned, The Columbus Dispatch reported Oct. 14. -
Medicare Advantage stars strategy must be a top priority for health plans
In the ever-changing and rapidly expanding Medicare Advantage (MA) landscape, health plans must develop new strategies to improve their Stars program performance or risk decreased enrollment, financial losses, and compromised benefit offerings. -
How hospitals can use Z codes to track social determinants of health
Z codes, which are ICD-10-CM codes used to identify non-medical factors that may affect a patient's health status, are a useful way to track social determinants of health and capture standardized data for Medicare beneficiaries. However, they are underused, with Z codes reported from only 1.59 percent of beneficiaries in 2019, according to a new CMS report. -
Philadelphia hospital outlines security changes after shooting at facility
In the aftermath of a fatal shooting that took place inside Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, the Philadelphia-based organization is making security changes as it continues to analyze its procedures. -
Walmart in the headlines: 9 recent stories
Below are stories Becker's Hospital Review has reported since Sept. 1: -
3 strategies for making telemedicine more equitable
The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically accelerated the rollout and implementation of telemedicine. However, the growing healthcare technique runs the risk of leaving behind those that need it most, reported Harvard Business Review Oct. 7. -
How hospitalists and health systems can work together to deliver greater value — 4 takeaways
The healthcare sector is experiencing a perfect storm. -
Reach for the stars! Apixio white paper reveals how health plans can boost MA Star Ratings
Unbeknownst to many MA plans, they could be just on the cusp of reaching the next MA Star Ratings but have no way to identify the right measures to get them there. -
Beth Israel Lahey's new patient data initiative aims to advance health equity
Collecting complete and detailed data can help track health inequities and eventually be used to improve health outcomes across different demographics. That's why Beth Israel Lahey Health launched a new data initiative Oct. 4. -
How hospitals can improve surgical profitability and variation in outcomes — 4 Qs with Caresyntax co-founder and CEO
During COVID-19, profitable elective surgeries have been delayed and healthcare staff have been overworked. The pandemic has increased the pressure on hospital leaders to maintain profitability and compete more effectively.
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