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As of Wednesday June 19, 2013
Data from the American Medical Association details the costs of medical billing complexity on patients and physicians, who are put "in the awkward situation of having to ask patients for money," says an AMA board member.
Hospitals and health systems are getting squeezed at both ends of the revenue spectrum. To survive they must effectively integrate a number of healthcare services and add value. But how?
Lower-cost healthcare options such as retail clinics and a decline in hospital readmissions are holding the projected increase in medical costs to 6.5%, a full percentage point lower than the 2013 projected rate, says PwC's Medical Cost Trend report.
Two of the pioneering forces behind accountable care organizations say the model is gaining significance as it proliferates across the country, even though there are concerns over lack of uniformity in performance measures.
Feature:
SLIDESHOW: Solve Hospital Staff Shortages with Humanoid Robots
Healthcare job creation may be in decline, but there are still jobs to be filled. And human healthcare workers maybeing supplemented by an automated workforce, especially in jobs such as nursing, which provide direct patient care.
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