Boosting Income During the COVID-19 Crisis
Finding ways to increase patient volume and cut costs can improve practices’ bottom lines.
Finding ways to increase patient volume and cut costs can improve practices’ bottom lines.
Interest in leadership, academic careers, research for female residents did not differ from that of male residents.
Participation in Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Investment Model during the first performance year by providers serving rural/underserved areas was associated with lower spending in the Medicare program than that among non-ACO providers serving the same areas.
Researchers suggest that a large proportion of cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology laboratory directors have notable financial relationships with industry.
Results indicated that savings by Medicare Shared Savings Program Accountable care organizations may be driven by nonrandom exit of high-cost clinicians and their patient panels from this voluntary program.
The growth of drug spending in the United States associated with government-protected market exclusivity is likely to continue.
By reducing patients’ out-of-pocket costs and encouraging doctors to use biosimilars instead of the more expensive biologic, the United States can save billions for patients and Medicare.
Sustained growth in health spending is expected to continue, with global spending projected to reach $10.6 trillion in 2030 and $15.0 trillion in 2050, but at a slower rate of growth in the majority of countries.
This case asks how a hospital should balance patients’ health needs with its financial bottom line regarding emergency department utilization.
Researchers evaluated the national burden of financial hardship from medical bills among persons with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, as well as the fallout from such a problem, including financial distress, food insecurity, and cost-related medication nonadherence.