“How Much is That?” = Quest for VALUE
When you're shopping for something, sometimes price is the only consideration. However,…
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…
