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NewsPatients use fewer care services when asked to pay more
In the environment of ever-increasing healthcare costs and utilization, a Mayo Clinic study found that patients use less unnecessary healthcare when they bear more of the financial responsibility for Read more...
Tort reform a 'failed experiment,' increases Medicare spending
Despite popular belief, placing medical liability caps on states may not curb healthcare costs, according to yesterday's report by advocacy group Public Citizen. Called "a failed experiment," Read more...
Patient helicopter transport expensive, not always better
Contrary to popular belief, transporting patients between hospitals by helicopter isn't always the best option, according to researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School Read more...
Hospitals to reap rewards from in-house radiology
Despite being considered a driving force of escalating healthcare costs, imaging can also be a major source of revenue for hospitals. Hospital executives looking to add value to patient care and the Read more...
Simple, improved discharge care cuts readmissions
Following recent data that discharge instructions boost patient satisfaction comes proof that improved discharge care can reduce hospitals' readmission rates. Thanks to an initiative that centered on Read more...
Hospital costs 39% higher with OR delays
Delays in the operating room (OR) are not simply inconveniences for staff; they hurt hospitals' bottom line. Patients who had longer gap times (from the time of case booking to surgery start time) Read more...
Hospitals shift burden of rising healthcare costs to insurers
As healthcare costs continue to rise, already burdened hospitals and providers likely will shift more of those costs onto private insurers, a trend made clear by the latest Healthcare Economic Read more...
Berwick: Improve care, reduce errors to save healthcare dollars
Thanks to the federal deficit and state budget cuts, hospitals may be forced to eliminate services to free up needed funds. But CMS Chief Dr. Donald Berwick said hospitals should avoid cutting Read more...
Imaging scans still overused despite costs, risks
Imaging testing is often considered a driving force of escalating healthcare costs, as the tests are often expensive and overused. Yet newly released Medicare data find that hospitals used double Read more...
Hospital CEO gets 6-figure payout amid bankruptcy filing
Thanks to lowered reimbursements, some struggling hospitals will be forced to shut their doors. Yet weeks before city-owned Hoboken (N.J.) University Hospital filed for bankruptcy, it gave its CEO a Read more...
| Press ReleasesSacramento Healthcare Workers Launch Initiative Drive to End Hospital Price GougingCaregivers and Community Leaders Start Signature Collection Outside of Sutter General SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fed up with outrageous hospital prices like $21 for a single aspirin, $86 Read more >> CSI Financial Services Achieves Record Growth in FY 2011 amidst Strong Demand from Providers and PatientsSAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CSI Financial Services (CSI), the healthcare industry’s leader in providing patient-friendly bank loans, announced today that the company’s portfolio of patient accounts Read more >> Workers Launch Contract Negotiations at Daughters of Charity with Focus on Improving Health for All CaliforniansNearly 3,000 SEIU-UHW Members Ask Hospital Chain to Join with them in Preparing California for the Future of Healthcare SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Healthcare workers at six hospitals in Read more >> Candelis and Microsoft Team Up to Empower PatientsPatients can access and control their medical imagesCHICAGO, Nov. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Candelis announced today that it has reached a definitive agreement with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) whereby Read more >> Healthcare Workers Submit Bold Voter Initiative Package to Rein in Healthcare Costs, Ensure Charity Care for the NeediestOAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- California healthcare workers filed two statewide ballot initiatives with Attorney General Kamala Harris’s office Wednesday, Nov. 23 that give consumers needed Read more >> |
