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Report: Five medical home recommendations for states
The "medical home" concept is all the rage these days, as many health leaders believe that it can cut costs and improve patient management. The question, however, is what model works best, as the... Read more...
One in five Medicare patients readmitted to hospitals within 30 days
Medicare patients readmitted to hospitals cost an estimated $17.4 billion in 2004, several years before a legion of aging baby boomers will become eligible for the entitlement. Better planning for... Read more...
MedPAC urges medical home research
To date, the medical home model seems to have racked up some encouraging research... Read more...
Trend: Medical home funding sources grow
While the notion of a "medical home" has been bubbling up through the healthcare industry for some time, it's still something of a new idea for many consumers, who've never lived in an era when... Read more...
Trend: ED 'super users' generating big expenses
Everyone in the hospital business knows about the emergency department's "frequent fliers"-- the folks who show up a few times a month due to one pain or another, either because they're uninsured,... Read more...
