Hospital Inpatient news from FierceHealthcare
NewsMedicaid patient hospital stays rise 30 percent, outpacing privately insured
The number of hospital stays for patients covered by Medicaid surged 30 percent between 1997 and 2008, compared to a 5 percent hike in the number for patients with private health insurance, according Read more...
Older seniors account for a large share of hospital discharges
The oldest adults have always represented a larger share of hospital discharges than their population size would suggest. So any proposal to cut healthcare costs must take a closer look at how older Read more...
Preventable hospital stays more common for older patients
As healthcare costs spiral out of control, inpatient hospital stays for chronic or acute conditions that could have been handled on an outpatient basis continue to be an area ripe for cost cutting. Read more...
Most expensive hospital stays cost about $18,000 a day
The priciest hospital stays are also among the most futile. Among the top 0.5 percent of most expensive hospital stays, the average length of stay runs about 48 days and costs more than $500,000, yet Read more...
Moody's: Outlook for medical devices, products still negative
For reasons that will prove no surprise to readers--including depressed hospital admissions and weaker hospital access to capital--medical products and devicemakers are likely to face financial Read more...
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