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Nursing
Why Nurse Leaders Need to Become Financially SavvySharper financial acumen gives nurse leaders a greater chance of getting what they need, CNO says.
Revenue Cycle
Paying Medical Bills Can Be an Emotionally Fraught Experience Feeling relieved (44%) and intimidated (36%) are the top emotions most commonly associated with paying medical bills, a new survey...
Clinical Care
As Hospitals Fill Up, Paramedics Spend More Time Moving Patients, Less on EmergenciesIn recent years, interfacility transports or transfers, also known as IFTs, have become increasingly common for GVH Paramedics, forcing the...
Marketing
Addressing Referral Leakage for Post-Surgical CareConsumers might be willing to travel a long distance for a particular procedure, or even drive a distance for a...
Finance
How Hospitals Ensure Career Development Is More Than On-the-Job ReactionsThe growing labor shortage in healthcare is forcing many providers to work long hours and put in extra effort. In...
Clinical Care
The ER Charged Him $6,500 for Six Stitches. No Wonder His Critically Ill Wife Avoided the ER.Couple snagged by major problems in American health care: very high billing, obscure pricing, high-deductible insurance plans, and few care...
Payer
Stranded by the Pandemic, He Had Only Travel Insurance. It Left Him With a $38,000 Bill.Travel insurance generally covers only emergency or urgent medical expenses, according to the California state insurance commission, which regulates policies...
Finance
One Major Reason the U.S. Hasn't Stopped Syphilis From Killing BabiesIn reporting on the rising number of newborns needlessly dying of syphilis, ProPublica reporter Caroline Chen identified a contributing factor:...
Strategy
Democrats Plan to Expand Medicare Hearing Benefits. What Can Consumers Expect?Democrats have little room for maneuvering on the bill. They need all 50 Democratic senators to support it and can...
Payer
Uninsured in South Would Win Big in Democrats' Plan, but Hospitals Fear Funding LossNearly two-thirds of those in the Medicaid coverage gap live in one of three Republican-controlled states: Texas, Florida, and Georgia.
Finance
Hospital Expenses Skyrocket, Margins PlummetA perfect storm of factors leads to the median operating margin dropping 18.2% from August to September, not including federal...
Payer
Democrats' Plans to Expand Medicare Benefits May Pinch Advantage Plans' FundingCritics of the Medicare Advantage program have long argued that the government is too generous in paying the private plans.