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Innovation
How One 'Disrupter' Plans to Ease Your Crowded ED
"What makes us different is we're offering [patients] immediacy."
CEO
Northwell Health Dinged for $1M After 'Deceptively Advertising COVID-19 Testing Sites,' NY AG Says
New York's largest health system has refunded $400,000 to more than 2,000 patients, and will pay $650,000 in penalties to...
CNO
Attacks on ER Workers Prompt Debate Over Tougher Penalties
Critics say stiffer penalties would be levied disproportionately on patients of color or those with developmental disabilities.
CEO
For-Profit Companies Open Psychiatric Hospitals in Areas Clamoring for Care
The companies see a business opportunity in the shortage of inpatient beds for people with severe mental illness.
CEO
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...
CMO
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...
CEO
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.