Business/Tech

A Progress Check on Hospital Price Transparency

Apr 02, 2023 at 03:40 pm by Staff

  By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News   For decades, U.S. hospitals have generally stonewalled patients who wanted to know ahead of time how much t.... Read More

Remote Patient Monitoring: Considerations for Telehealth Care

Apr 02, 2023 at 01:28 am by Staff

By Sue Boisvert, BSN, MHSA, Senior Patient Safety Risk Manager, The Doctors Company  Millions of Americans experienced healthcare by telemedicine during the.... Read More

Fair Health Releases 6th Annual Report Detailing Where Patients are Utilizing Health Services

Apr 01, 2023 at 11:50 pm by Staff

  Retail Clinic Utilization Increased 51 Percent Nationally from 2020 to 2021, according to Sixth Annual FAIR Health Report From 2020 to 2021, telehealth util.... Read More

Labeling in the Medical Device Industry

Mar 29, 2023 at 04:45 pm by Staff

  The medical device industry is a hugely important part of the healthcare world, producing an array of life-saving devices, from dialysis machines and IV pumps to syrin.... Read More

Poll shows food insecurity on rise in Tennessee

Mar 26, 2023 at 09:57 pm by Staff

  by Jake Lowary   An increasing number of Tennessee parents are reporting their families are food insecure. Up more than 30% in just one year, 41.2% of Tennessee.... Read More

Health Providers Scramble to Keep Remaining Staff Amid Medicaid Rate Debate

Mar 26, 2023 at 09:45 pm by Staff

  By Keely Larson, Kaiser Health News   Andrew Johnson lets his clients choose what music to play in the car. As an employee of Family Outreach in Helena, M.... Read More

Seven Ways to Decrease Length of Stay with a Referral Management Platform

Mar 25, 2023 at 11:15 am by Staff

By Russ Graney   Length of stay is both a direct and indirect factor in efficient and effective hospital operations and an important clinical metric for hospital admini.... Read More

Temp Nurses Cost Hospitals Big During Pandemic. Lawmakers Are Now Mulling Limits.

Mar 19, 2023 at 04:55 pm by Staff

  By Bram Sable-Smith, Kaiser Health News   To crack down on price gouging, proposed legislation in Missouri calls for allowing felony charges against.... Read More

Twenty-Nine Percent of Patients Receiving Medical Care from 2016 to 2022 Did Not Visit a Primary Care Provider

Mar 15, 2023 at 11:26 am by Staff

  Forty-Four Percent of Primary Care Providers from 2016 to 2022 Were Not Physicians, according to New FAIR Health Study   Nationally, from 2016 to 2022.... Read More

Match Day: Finding the Right Housing Match

Mar 13, 2023 at 05:12 pm by Staff

  MMP offers personal white glove service for relocating physician families   By LYNNE JETER   On any given day, especially after Residency Match Day, Aman.... Read More