by Jordana Choucair | May 10, 2022 | Providers
The Leapfrog Group released its twice-annual hospital safety grades and an accompanying inpatient experience report showing a general decline among several hospital safety measures concurrent with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Of the 3,000 U.S. general hospitals...
by Jordana Choucair | May 9, 2022 | Providers
Some hospitals are attempting to raise prices by up to 15 percent in an effort to offset mounting costs for nurse salaries. According to employers and insurers, the requests are more than the 4 percent to 6 percent price increases that hospitals typically seek and...
by Jordana Choucair | May 5, 2022 | Providers
A new study published in Health Affairs shows that only a small amount of physicians in Medicaid managed care plans care for Medicaid patients. Researchers found that approximately one-third of outpatient primary care and specialist physicians that contracted with...
by Jordana Choucair | May 3, 2022 | Providers
Kaufman Hall’s latest hospital flash report indicates that outpatient volumes and revenue for hospitals and health systems showed a robust rebound in March. According to the report, outpatient revenue was up 16.7 percent compared to February 2022 and 2.7 percent when...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 29, 2022 | Providers
Walmart Health – in partnership with its telehealth provider, MeMD – launched a telehealth diabetes program designed to help employers and payers close gaps in diabetes management. The Walmart Health Virtual Care Diabetes Program will merge personalized diabetes...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 26, 2022 | Providers
The American Hospital Association (AHA) released its pandemic hospital costs report, highlighting an 11 percent overall increase—as well as a 20 percent per-patient increase—in total hospital expenses from 2019 through the end of 2021. The report found that, over the...
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