Business Intelligence
HIMSS CEO Hal Wolf says the culture of "do no harm" is contending with the culture of innovation and "fail fast."
Expert says transactions are being driven chiefly by strategic imperatives, less so by financial drivers.
Companies with high engagement had a 14.3 percent higher operating margin than others, experts say.
Under the practice model, patients are charged monthly for basic, office-based medical care in Texas, a state that did not expand Medicaid.
In Texas, freestanding EDs tend to be clustered around major metropolitan centers where median income is close to $92,000.
But targeting each clinical scenario individually might not address some of the underlying drivers of this trend.
Today is the deadline for insurers to sign qualified health plans announcing their premium rates.
John Gaffney admitted to taking thousands in cash, signing fake prescriptions for pricey compound medications, the Department of Justice says.
University Medical Center Health has also named current COO Mark Funderburk as new incoming CEO.
Physician was previously director of the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services.