Supply Chain
Health systems target operating room waste, energy efficiency, recycling and even printers to cut back.
Oftentimes these excess medical supplies are perfectly usable when they're tossed, and can add up to about $765 billion per year.
About 38 percent of CIOs plan to invest the majority of their capital investment in EHR system optimization over the next three to five years.
Systems recognized for their work in improving operational performance and driving down costs through automation.
Experts say the device's price surge is way out of step with production costs, and a needless drain on healthcare resources.
Optimizing value-based reimbursement and integration after a merger or acquisition also among top priorities.
From sample of 1,202 adults, eight percent of respondents said they or someone in their household had imported a drug at some point.
New coalition, health plans, employers and legislators will want greater assurances that PBMs are controlling costs, Moody says.
Standard form EHR contracts can be a bit tricky to negotiate, according to Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
The first drug to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy could sell for $350,000 a year.