Facility Fees for Hospital-Owned Physician Offices: A Nasty Surprise for Patients
When hospitals purchase free-standing physician offices they often convert them into outpatient…
Leon Rodriguez, Director, HHS OCR, discusses HIPAA / HITECH Enforcement Last Week
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Engaging Consumers for Improved Cost, Quality and Outcomes
Following closely on the heels of the mHealth Summit, the Bipartisan Policy…
(Health Care) Change Is Coming: Strategies for 2013
So, You’re Uninsured So, You’re Uninsured You’re a freelance writer, a photographer,…
Hospital Advertising Proliferates But Critics Question Purpose and Value
In many respects, St. Louis, MO, in the heartland of America, is…
Person-Centered HealthCare: Can Patient-Centered Care Reduce Hospital Readmissions?
Photo:Hospital/shutterstockA new Press Ganey white paper highlights an association between HCAHPS…
HealthPocket: The Kayak of Health Insurance
The audio for this podcast can be accessed here.David Williams: This is…
Why Massachusetts Can Afford Universal Health Insurance
Health insurance in Massachusetts is more expensive than anywhere else in the…
Is Fee-For-Service Really Dead?
The 21st century challenge for the American health care delivery system is to…
Putting Physician Practices Into Context
An organization’s ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly,…
