Jeff Lagasse
Wasteful spending is an increasingly thorny problem in healthcare, especially with the industry comprising an ever-larger portion of GDP.
While optional Medicare for All is popular among voters, many are wary of breaking from the traditional private insurance system.
These new technologies also allow primary care offices to deepen their relationships with their patients and provide a fuller spectrum of care.
Two JHS employees allegedly accessed patient information without a clear job-related purpose.
Clinician burnout isn’t a new problem, but it appears to be getting worse due to factors that are inherent in today’s healthcare system.
Hospitals should obtain more valuable data insights, set performance improvement goals and better engage physicians, finds Kaufman Hall.
Prescription opioids are a major contributor to the opioid epidemic and are linked to prescription opioid abuse, addiction and overdose deaths.
Among the gaps for both types of facilities are a lack of best practices for patient care and inadequate monitoring of board certifications.
To capture revenue that would otherwise be lost, providers need to jettison ink and paper in favor more modern solutions.
Most states would see diminished capacity in their health centers unless they're able to offset the financial shortfalls.