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Eliminating surgical complications is something all hospitals strive towards, however, for some hospitals, savings gained by reducing or eliminating surgical complications can lead to reduced revenues.
With concern over primary care shortages not likely to abate any time soon, the debate over using nurse practitioners to fill in the gaps continues. A new policy brief released by Health Affairs last month outlines the issues.
The latest insurer to follow a market for employer defined contribution plans, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City is creating a health insurance exchange for its large group customers with the help of the tech firm Benefitfocus.
As the federal government gets ready to approve, or maybe reject, state demonstrations for providing Medicare-Medicaid eligible Americans with better, more cost-effective care, a new study suggests that large savings will be elusive without specialized models and some improvisation.
When it comes to making difficult financial decisions at hospitals, it's crucial to maintain transparent communications with employees and the community. How one small hospital weathered a financial crisis was the focus of a presentation Oct. 26 at a hospital best practices workshop presented by the Maine chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association in Auburn, Maine.
To get better care for patients and lower costs, it's important to stitch together the experience of patients both while they're in the hospital and immediately afterwards.
New York City hospitals scrambled to ensure patient safety in the overwhelming aftermath of post-tropical storm Sandy, which caused unprecedented flooding and widespread power outages.
In a press conference on Tuesday morning, New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie said 91 healthcare facilities throughout the state, including 29 hospitals and 58 long-term care facilities, had reported losing power due to post-tropical storm Sandy.
Ohio uncertain of whether to use federal fallback exchange; Illinois to pursue state-federal exchange venture; and CMS rolls out exchange simulations in this week's HIX Digest.
As Hurricane Sandy made her approach into the New Jersey and New York coastlines, Hackensack University Medical Center, in Hackensack, N.J., was busy taking all possible precautions and preparations in order to continue to safely provide necessary patient care and ensure sufficient supply levels.