ASCs remain a fast-growing segment of the U.S. healthcare market driven in part by value-based care, regulatory changes, shifting demographics, and patient preferences. Ongoing staffing challenges, however, continue to threaten ASC growth and profitability, placing greater focus on the need to bolster recruitment and retention efforts.
One in five U.S. adults experience a mental illness, yet more than half do not receive treatment. Improved models of care can increase access to high-quality care and the speed at which patients receive it.
A Physician-Led Approach for Integrating NPs and PAs into High-Quality Care
There is a recognized physician shortage across the United States – a situation that has only been exacerbated by post-pandemic attrition, broad economic challenges, Medicare reimbursement issues, and more. Even if there were enough physicians, their geographic distribution would likely not match patient demand.
As the lead counsel for the healthcare provider plaintiffs in the Blue Cross Blue Shield antitrust litigation, we’ve been hearing from hospitals, healthcare facilities, and medical professionals who want to know whether to participate in the recent settlement. The landmark settlement includes $2.8 billion in monetary relief and substantial changes to the BlueCard program and the Blues’ operations, increasing efficiency and accountability.
Managing provider data is a significant challenge for many payers, due to frequent changes and inaccuracies in directory listings.
Recently, generative AI and automation technologies have been identified as promising solutions. Research has shown these tools can meaningfully reduce payers' administrative and medical costs, while increasing revenue.
These days, everything appears doom and gloom. I’m tired of reading negative headlines, and I bet you are too. But in behavioral health, it’s hard to ignore:
It has taken decades to overcome the many scientific and technical barriers that stopped us from being able to provide routine prevention of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD) to a broad population of babies, whether born before or during RSV season, at term or preterm, healthy or with existing medical conditions.
The dental industry is rapidly transforming as dental practices look to integrate the latest cutting-edge technologies to increase efficiency and create an experience that’s more inviting and accessible to patients.
The world of medicine has changed dramatically over the past few decades. We've witnessed a shift from handwritten notes to electronic health record (EHR) systems, and from personal conversations to data-driven interactions. While these advancements have undoubtedly improved certain aspects of healthcare—like reducing medical errors and streamlining processes—they've also introduced new challenges.
The volume and variety of procedures performed in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) is on the rise.
Among Medicare-certified, single-specialty ASCs, endoscopy is the most common focus, and more than one-third (37%)1 of certified multi-specialty ASCs have an endoscopy service line. Patient volumes for endoscopy are only expected to grow, especially since the U.S.
Interweaving cutting-edge and affordable artificial intelligence (AI) across all aspects of medical practice is helping to reshape the healthcare industry and how practices deliver care. eClinicalWorks is at the forefront of this new AI age of intelligence.
AI is being applied in ever more exciting ways. With AI capabilities now embedded within video intercoms, network speakers and video surveillance cameras, the possible use cases are endless. We're now able to "teach" our intelligent network devices to understand what they are viewing, enabling them to analyze scenes and provide relevant data in real time.
According to a Black Book Research report, a combination of inefficiencies, system downtimes and ineffective health IT integration are behind an annual loss of $8 billion in the industry. That is a lot of waste, to put it mildly, but it doesn’t have to be this way.
Navigating challenges and building trust in AI-driven Healthcare solutions
Healthcare adheres to an elevated standard. This is evident in the rigorous training required for providers, the stringent safety protocols for life sciences professionals, and the stringent data and privacy requirements for healthcare analytics software.
At Roosevelt General Hospital (RGH), fiscal sustainability is a priority shared across departments. To support these efforts, the Portales, New Mexico facility regularly evaluates its processes to optimize benefits, seeks new revenue sources, reduces costs, and works with area legislators, along with collaboration with the New Mexico Hospital Association and New Mexico Rural Health Network, to ensure adequate funding for safety net hospitals.
With many procedures and patient care needs continuing to shift out of the hospital, group purchasing organizations (GPOs) remain an essential component in managing costs and maintaining a steady supply chain. However, there are several things ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) should consider to ensure they are making the most out of their GPO partnership.
74% of procurement leaders are using AI. Experts share insights to revolutionize your logistics – here.
In an era where healthcare systems are under increasing pressure to deliver high-quality care while managing costs effectively, the optimization of sourcing and logistics has become a critical focus area.
In today's dynamic healthcare environment, building resilient supply chains is crucial for ensuring operational continuity and patient care. By adopting a strategic approach that combines innovation, collaboration, and traditional methods, procurement leaders can navigate challenges and foster long-term success.
According to the American Medical Association (AMA) Journal of Ethics, United States healthcare facilities produce approximately 3,500 tons of plastic waste every day, 91% of which will never be recycled, predominantly ending up in either landfills or the environment
After 20 years of Get With The Guidelines data, researchers find the program is ‘integral’ to nationwide stroke systems of care
New research shows the key role quality improvement programs play in ensuring hospitals can adequately fight one of the biggest public health threats facing our country: stroke.