Health systems are being asked to improve outcomes, advance equity and manage costs at the same time. Yet many of the factors driving health exist outside hospital walls. When population health strategies rely solely on internal resources, gaps emerge. Social…
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Health systems are expected to improve outcomes, reduce disparities and manage chronic disease all while absorbing rising costs and tighter reimbursement. Leaders from health systems across the country are finding ways to align mission with margin through stronger collaborations, smarter…
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Cyberattacks and system outages are no longer rare events. For healthcare organizations, they are recurring threats that interrupt care, strain staff and ultimately undermine patient safety. This report draws on the perspectives of clinical informatics and technology leaders to explore…
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The construction of Patriot Park Outpatient Clinic in Homewood, Ala., has been finished. The 24,000-square-foot interior renovation of the pediatric center includes orthopedic exam rooms, hearing and speech therapy spaces, treatment rooms and administrative support areas, according to Doster Construction,…
Palm Springs, Calif.-based Desert Care Network has opened the Desert Regional Cardiology Center, a new cardiovascular outpatient clinic, UKEN Report reported Jan. 29. The clinic is located adjacent to the system’s Cardiac Rehabilitation and Congestive Heart Failure programs. The clinic…
Orange, Calif.-based UCI Health has opened an outpatient center in Brea, Calif. The Brea Outpatient Center will expand patient access to ophthalmologists from the UCI Health Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, according to a Jan. 29 news release from UCI Health. …
Washington state lawmakers have reintroduced a bill that would prohibit insurers from denying coverage or capping reimbursement based on the duration of anesthesia used during a procedure, according to a Jan. 29 Columbus Basin Herald report. House Bill 1812, sponsored…
Inpatient care represents a small share of encounters but drives outsized costs, eroding margins and putting pressure on both patients and health systems. By empowering physicians with in-workflow decision support and a shared framework for clinical value, the organization drove…
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Susan Hughes
Vice President Case Management, Ardent
Mukul Mehra
Senior Physician Executive CDS, Premier’s Stanson Health
A former Indiana physician has agreed to pay $1.7 million to settle allegations by the Department of Justice that he submitted fraudulent claims to the state Medicaid program, Fox 59 (WXIN-TV) reported Jan. 28. Don Wagoner, MD, allegedly filed over…
UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial in Harvey, Ill., expanded its women’s health services with the opening of a new clinic. The clinic, located on the hospital’s main campus, was designed to improve access to specialty OB-GYN care for women with complex…
