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Rising healthcare costs, coupled with the current state of the economy, are prompting consumers to delay care, alter household spending and worry about their ability to pay for future healthcare costs, according to the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions.
The worldwide wound care market reached revenues of $14.9 billion, up nearly 6.2 percent in 2010, and can expect to grow nearly 7 percent this year, according to healthcare market research publisher Kalorama Information.
With the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services expected to release new guidance to states for establishing health insurance exchanges, both states and insurance carriers are moving forward gingerly with plans for 2014 when the exchanges are set to go live.
After implementing a hand washing "action plan," four hospitals in southwestern Virginia and eastern Tennessee reduced healthcare-acquired infection rates (HAIs) a collective 41 percent within 90 days, resulting in savings of $1.2 million in costs.
Health4, the clinical integration program of the Health Group of Ohio, and Medical Mutual of Ohio have launched a coordinated payer-provider program that aims to reward hospitals and doctors for keeping patients healthy and reducing hospitalizations.
Rising healthcare costs are the key fiscal problem the United States faces, said former White House budget director Peter Orszag during a press conference Thursday, and the best solution to the problem is a provider-value approach.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Thursday the availability of $10 million to establish and evaluate comprehensive workplace health promotion programs across the nation to improve the health of American workers and their families.
In a deal with eyes on the future of payment bundling and risk sharing among payers and providers, McKesson has announced an agreement to buy Portico Systems for a reported $90 million.
Up to $500 million in Affordable Care Act funding will be awarded to help hospitals and providers improve care with new programs, training and monitoring, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced June 22.
In all the talk around healthcare reform, the issue of meeting medical transportation needs of the burgeoning senior population hasn't received a lot of press, but as the healthcare system grapples with how it will manage an estimated 70 million Americans who will be age 65 and older by 2030, industry insiders say it's imperative the issue be addressed.