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Telehealth
CMS Expands Medicare FFS Telehealth ServicesMedicaid and CHIP have seen the number of services delivered via telehealth increased by more than 2,600%.
Clinical Care
End-of-Life Care StrategiesCare should be taken to ensure a plan is in place to support the patient's emotional needs during this health...
Strategy
Cleveland Clinic, Aetna Launch Co-branded ACO Employers contracting with Aetna Whole Health ? Cleveland Clinic could save as much as 10% in healthcare spending by choosing...
Innovation
Online Continuity: Addressing Telehealth Risks Today to Ensure Continuity of CareFrost & Sullivan researchers are projecting a sevenfold growth in telehealth usage by 2025, for a five-year compound annual growth...
Strategy
Beaumont Health, Advocate Aurora Explore 'Partnership'The announcement comes three weeks after Michigan-based Beaumont and Ohio's Summa Health called off their merger.
Nursing
How to Improve Patient Handoffs Breakdowns in communication can cost lives and dollars. Here's what it takes to create smooth patient handoffs.
Strategy
Hospital Splits This Payroll Expense 50/50 With Local Payer to Curb ER OveruseNew Ulm Medical Center struck a deal with a local payer willing to share the cost of a simple intervention....
Clinical Care
End-of-Life Care Laws Were Supposed to Help New Yorkers. They Don't Always Work.New York state has laws governing what healthcare providers are obligated to provide to patients and families facing end-of-life decisions....
Clinical Care
Some Seniors Readmitted with the Same Infections They Took Home As many as 5% of patients leaving the hospital with an infection have a 30-day readmission for that preexisting infection.
Nursing
AONL's Robyn Begley Is Not Afraid of Change in NursingOne nurse leader talks about how the nursing profession is set to evolve in the face of healthcare transformation.
Clinical Care
CMS Pilot Gives Clinicians Direct Access to Claims DataParticipanting clinicians can request a Medicare beneficiary's claims data from CMS to get a full history of care, including from...
Innovation
Doctor Alexa Will See You Now: Is Amazon Primed To Come To Your Rescue?Alexa could help doctors diagnose mental illness, autism, concussions and Parkinson's disease, or even detect when you're having a heart...