Waste in health care: Where does it start?
Filed under: Fraud & Waste, Healthcare Finance, Healthcare Reform News, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Practice Management
For a variety of reasons, many patients seek wasteful, too-expensive care in ways that hurt every part of the system — health care providers, insurers and patients. Read more
Cancer costs double in 20 years; some payers feel more pain than others
Filed under: Health care/Treatment trends, Healthcare Finance, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Medicare & Medicaid News
It’s not news that cancer costs have increased dramatically in the past 20 years. But who’s paying more — and why — might surprise you. Read more
Family practice docs spending more time per patient: Pros and cons
Filed under: Health care/Treatment trends, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication, Practice Management
New research shows family practice doctors have been seeing adult patients more often, and spending more time per patient visit. So what’s the outcome of all those extra hours? Read more
Twitter: Newest tool for patient care
Filed under: Communication, Ethics, Healthcare Human Resources and Staffing News, Healthcare Legal & Compliance, Healthcare Technology News, Hospital Management, Patient/Client Communication, Practice Management, Special Report
Is there a legitimate use for Twitter as a health care delivery service? Yes, according to some professionals in the field — if the “just for fun” service is approached from the right perspective. Read more
Special Report
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Pivotal care that drastically cuts emergency room overuse
Reducing costs is at the top of all health executives’ minds — more so now than ever before since hospitals are facing a possible 1% Medicare pay cut for high readmission rates starting in October. So where do you begin?
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Pivotal care that drastically cuts emergency room overuse