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The defined-contribution model enables employers to cap their healthcare costs, for better control over current expenses and future liabilities. But complex administrative challenges make employers hesitant to... Read More
The wait times for patients for the 14 ED beds at the 121-licensed-bed Sycamore Shoals Hospital, a rural hospital in the mountains of Elizabethton, Tenn., often reached two hours, and sometimes four. A hospital leadership quality committee saw those numbers and knew they had to make changes, says Melanie Stanton, RN, chief nursing officer. The hospital system decided to charge patients for use of the ED if they didn't really need it.
