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Strategy
After Appalachian Hospitals Merged Into a Monopoly, Their ERs Slowed to a Crawl
Ballad Health, a 20-hospital system in the Tri-Cities region of Tennessee and Virginia, benefits from the largest state-sanctioned hospital monopoly...
Clinical Care
How WellSpan Cleared Out Its ERs By Increasing Behavioral Health Services
Most behavioral health patients do not need to receive care in hospital emergency departments, the chief physician executive of WellSpan...
Strategy
Operating in the Red: Half of Rural Hospitals Lose Money, as Many Cut Services
Small-town hospitals in states that expanded Medicaid eligibility have fared better financially than those in states that didn't.
Payer
Without Medicare Part B's Shield, Patient's Family Owes $81K for a Single Air-Ambulance Flight
Sky-high bills from air-ambulance providers have sparked complaints and federal action in recent years.
Technology
How to Create AI Programs With Clinical ROI
A recent HealthLeaders AI NOW panel discussed how the technology is being applied to clinical care
Innovation
A New Option to the Crowded ED: Concierge Care
Health systems and hospitals are facing competition from disruptors offering personalized urgent and emergency care. But is that a bad...
Revenue Cycle
Out for Blood? For Routine Lab Work, the Hospital Billed Her $2,400
The hospital charged $9,520.02 for the blood tests and pathology services. The insurer paid $4,310.38, leaving the patient with a...
Revenue Cycle
New CA Law Offers Fresh Protection From Steep Ambulance Bills
California is the 14th state to provide some protection against balance billing for ground ambulance rides.
Clinical Care
For People With Sickle Cell Disease, ERs Can Mean Life-Threatening Waits
A crisis can quickly escalate into life-threatening complications such as strokes, seizures, and sepsis.
Clinical Care
Police Blame Some Deaths on 'Excited Delirium.' ER Docs Consider Pulling the Plug on the Term.
The theory of excited delirium exonerates police despite mounting opposition to the term among most prominent medical groups.
Innovation
Dartmouth Health Uses Telemedicine, Virtual Learning to Help With Difficult Births
The New Hampshire health system is using a virtual health program to train rural providers to handle difficult births, while...
Strategy
Most States Have Yet to Permanently Fund 988. Call Centers Want Certainty.
The federal government has provided about $1 billion to launch the number, designed as an alternative to 911.