I’m on the Utah HIMSS board and we’re hosting an event called “Full Disclosure- Price Transparency & Provider Ratings in Healthcare...
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Transforming a hospital system into a fully-functioning ACO is a huge project, and one which requires a big commitment. It’s hardly surprising that...
Most hospital visitors don’t care a whole lot whether they’re classed as inpatients or outpatients — unless it affects the size of their...
You know, no matter many how many times you watch it happen, it’s always an ugly spectacle. When a safety-net hospital goes under because, well, being a...
Meaningful Use? Whoa! Good God y’all! What is it good for? Very, very little. Sing it again… OK, maybe it’s the greatest idea in the...
Rick Scott's urgent care company Solantic has been accused Medicare fraud and misuse of physician licenses, charges which could derail his bid to become...
Hospital leaders, it's time to begin training your staff that discriminatory treatment of gays and lesbians won't be tolerated, any more than they'd be...
The following song, by brilliant social and political satirist Roy Zimmerman, offers his view of health plans' real business model. His take? As far as health...
What if the federal government made non-profit hospitals meet specific standards for publicizing their charity/free care programs?
In theory, selling a hospital should be a fairly routine matter, at least if no unusual legal issues are involved. Often, the acquisition solves some...