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NewsPatient-centered care can cut unnecessary use, costs
Hospitals trying to cut costs may find that one solution is right in front of them--patients. That's because research from UC Davis Health System has found that using patient-centered care leads to Read more...
Diabetes costs high for children
It is hugely expensive to care for a child with diabetes, according to new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The annual average medical costs for a child with diabetes is Read more...
Improving health literacy will decrease hospital readmissions, costs
A relentless problem plaguing the U.S. healthcare system is Americans' poor health literacy. But under health reform, measures to improve patients' ability to obtain, understand and use health Read more...
Giving 'super-utilizers' more care can lower medical costs
Is it possible to lower medical costs by giving complex patients better care? That's what Dr. Atul Gawande set out to learn in a recent article published in the New Yorker. Anecdotal evidence Read more...
Cancer costs double over 18-year span, remain in-line with other health cost increases, study finds
As the number of older Americans has increased over the past 18 years, so too have the number of cancer cases; so much so, in fact, that annual cancer costs have nearly doubled in that time span, Read more...
Health reform could bring premium increases, layoffs, analysts warn
Expect enormous increases in healthcare premiums and sizable layoffs at health insurance companies, some analysts predict. A provision in the healthcare reform legislation signed into law by Read more...
Mass. governor wants veto power over most medical rates
An expected mixed reaction of hope, worry and cautious optimism greeted Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick's proposal to give the state insurance commissioner broad powers to reject healthcare rate Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Healthcare bankruptcies rare in Japan
While some say healthcare costs are responsible for the majority of American bankruptcies, apparently such bankruptcies are almost unheard of in Japan, according to one researcher who has studied its Read more...
Study: Patient non-compliance with drugs costs $290B per year
People who don't take their medications as prescribed end up costing the health system up to $290 billion per year in increased medical costs, according to a Boston-based health policy group that is Read more...
Aetna stock falls for Q1 '09 despite strong profits
Sometimes, you lose even when you win. Though Aetna reported that its first-quarter profit beat Wall Street's estimates, higher-than-expected medical costs still spooked investors, driving the Read more...
| Press ReleasesAetna, Health Quality Partners See Lower Costs, Fewer Hospital Admissions with Care Management Program for Medicare AdvantBLUE BELL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aetna (NYSE: AET) Medicare Advantage members in Pennsylvania who enrolled in a Health Quality Partners (HQP) care management program had 20 percent fewer inpatient Read more >> Cloud-Based Medical Billing Software Company Kareo Launches Electronic Patient Statements & Payment Portal for Medical PracticesNew email statement delivery and online bill pay options provide small medical practices with integrated workflow tools to increase self-pay collection and better serve their patientsIRVINE, Calif., Read more >> Allina, HealthPartners announce first year results of Northwest Metro AllianceCOON RAPIDS, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- First year results show that a multi-year collaboration between Allina Hospitals & Clinics and HealthPartners achieved quality and patient experience goals Read more >> Employers can Reduce Non-Urgent Use of Emergency Rooms by Changing Employee Perceptions of Urgent Care, Says Evive H63 Percent of Urgent Care Users Say They Would Go Back CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Employers experiencing higher medical costs due to unnecessary emergency room utilization by employees may be able to Read more >> Health Dialog Announces Next Generation Wellness OfferingNew Collaboration with Limeade Enables Broader Engagement Across Populations BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Health Dialog today announced the new release of its enhanced WELLNESS DialogTM program, an Read more >> |
