Boosting Income During the COVID-19 Crisis
Finding ways to increase patient volume and cut costs can improve practices’ bottom lines.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Female Surgical Residents Have Lower Salary Expectations
Interest in leadership, academic careers, research for female residents did not differ from that of male residents.
ACO Investment Model Participation Associated With Lower Medicare Spending
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.
Laboratory Directors Have Notable Financial Relationships With Industry
Researchers suggest that a large proportion of cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology laboratory directors have notable financial relationships with industry.
Medicare Shared Savings Not Associated With Spending or Quality Improvements
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.
Costs of Brand-Name Drugs Have Risen Substantially in the United States
The growth of drug spending in the United States associated with government-protected market exclusivity is likely to continue.
Policies Encouraging Use of Biosimilars Could Save Taxpayers Billions
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.
Global Health Spending Shows Large and Persistent Inequalities by GDP
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.
Balancing an ED Revenue-Generating Model With Community-Based Health
This case asks how a hospital should balance patients’ health needs with its financial bottom line regarding emergency department utilization.
More Than a Third of Nonelderly Americans With ASCVD Have Financial Hardship
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.
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