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Clinical Care
Doctor's Prescriptions for America's Broken Healthcare System
Compared to other Western democracies, Americans pay significantly more for medical services without garnering higher quality.
Clinical Care
Analysis: Why Alexa's Bedside Manner Is Bad For Healthcare
It remains an open question whether virtual medicine will prove a valuable, convenient adjunct to healthcare.
Clinical Care
Improve Health of Seniors With 4-Pronged, Age-Friendly Strategy
To boost quality and reduce costs, an IHI initiative calls on clinical teams to focus on four evidence-based elements when...
Strategy
Walmart Charts New Course By Steering Workers To High-Quality Imaging Centers
The retail giant is believed to be the first to prod workers to use imaging providers based on diagnostic accuracy...
Strategy
Workplace Wellness Programs Barely Move The Needle, Study Finds
Workers in the wellness programs self-reported healthier behavior, but saw no differences in health measures, such as improved blood sugar,...
Clinical Care
Physicians Can Improve Your Supply Chain: 3 Reasons
Physician champions can help health systems and hospitals overcome challenges associated with changing supply items.
Clinical Care
Nonprofit Hospitals Must Address Administrative Bloat, Physician-Researcher Says
The author of a study examining executive compensation in non-profit healthcare says it's time to ask if a 'self-perpetuating bureaucracy'...
Strategy
Trump Administration Sinks Teeth Into Paring Down Drug Prices, On 5 Key Points
Two HHS officials who are rolling out the plan, Dan Best and John O?Brien, described their efforts to Kaiser Health...
Strategy
LifePoint Deal Shows Healthcare Services Assets May Be Undervalued
Merger will bring together private equity firm's RCCH HealthCare Partners and LifePoint to form a rural hospital company with 84...
Finance
A Baby Was Treated With A Nap And A Bottle Of Formula. The Bill Was $18,000.
'It's like the Wild West. Any trauma center can decide what their [trauma] activation fee is.'
Clinical Care
How Cleveland Clinic Aims to Shape Population Health
After building a global reputation for providing complex, specialized care, the health system is building a care model that is...
Clinical Care
AMGA Endorses 14 Metrics for Quality and Value Reporting
The new measurement set is designed to generate valuable clinical care and outcome data without placing a crushing administrative burden...