We're Only Human: Behavioral Economics And British Policy (Part 2)
Editor’s Note: This is the second part of a two-part post discussing behavioral economics and how it is being used by British policymakers. Part 1 focused mostly on the development and general...
View ArticleWe're Only Human: Behavioral Economics And British Policy (Part 1)
Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part post discussing behavioral economics and how it is being used by British policymakers. Part 1 below focuses mostly on the development and general...
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View ArticleOnline tool to help consumers estimate medical costs
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View Article9.7 Million Beneficiaries Rely on Medigap for their Health Security New AHIP...
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View ArticleHow debt deal could squeeze Medicare pay even more
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View ArticleWe are all health consumers now | Health Populi
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View ArticlePayers Need Better Specialty Focus; Employers Want to Know Value
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View ArticleHospitals Use BI To Stanch Revenue Losses
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View ArticleThe Debt Ceiling Deal: Kicking The Can Down The Road
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View ArticleWhat's charitable care? - chicagotribune.com
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View ArticleWhy Cost Cutting Doesn't Work – And What Will Work
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View ArticleCost of Medical Paperwork | Enabling Healthy Decisions
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View ArticlePatients who bill their doctor for being late
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View ArticleLess is more: top-performing hospitals spend less on pharmacy and supplies
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View ArticleMedicare cuts to cost hospitals $41B in next decade
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View ArticleHospital prices lowered with health plan consolidation
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View ArticleRealizing Health Reform's Potential—When Unemployed Means Uninsured: The...
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View ArticleMixed Signals: Trends in Americans' Access to Medical Care, 2007-2010
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View ArticleBy focusing on prevention, Kansas City employers saved 11 million dollars in...
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View ArticleCFOs' Leadership Role, Often Overlooked, Gets Some Sunshine
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View ArticleDr. Wes: When the Electronic Medical Record Died
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View ArticleOnly 15 percent of healthcare execs "very familiar" with ACOs
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View ArticleGrowing Size And Wealth Of Children's Hospitals Fueling Questions About...
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View Article3 Ways Tech Can Help Hospitals Collect
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View ArticleThe New Rules of Revenue Cycle: Adapting in an Era of Change
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View ArticleHow One Hospital Reduced Its Readmission Rate - Health Blog - WSJ
Northwestern Memorial Hospital saw its medical readmission rate fall to 16.7% from 19.9%.
View ArticleThe road to quality in healthcare
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View ArticleHospitals flout charity aid law
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View ArticlePatient satisfaction costly, but maybe not so healthy
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View ArticleStudy Finds New York Hospitals Flout Charity Rules
A report says most New York medical centers are violating state rules curbing aggressive debt collections against people who cannot pay.
View Article3 ways to prevent costly claims denials | Healthcare Finance News
NEW GLOUCESTER, ME – On average, roughly 10 percent of all healthcare claims are initially denied and require additional work on the part of the provider to secure payment, adding substantial personnel...
View ArticleBigger hospitals drive cost increases
A study in the May edition of Health Affairs finds that hospitals' power to win steep payment increases—and insurers' relative inability to resist—varies quite a bit from one market to another and from...
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