This issue brief analyzes the role that immigrants play in the hospital workforce, overall and by occupation and state. Immigrants account for about one in six hospital workers, including among clinical and nonclinical workers.
By KIM BELLARD Everything’s about AI these days. Everything is going to be about AI for a while. Everyone’s talking about it, and most of them know more about it than I do. But there is one thing about AI that I don’t think is getting enough attention. I’m old enough that the mantra “follow…
Webinar addresses innovative approaches to improve member outcomes in underserved communities
The case for modernization isn’t solely about improving efficiency. It’s about equipping hospitals with the resources necessary to manage risk proactively, respond to negative trends quickly, and prioritize patient safety with high reliability. The post The Hidden Cost of Disconnected Quality Systems: Why Hospitals Should Modernize Now appeared first on MedCity News.
CMS is proposing to make its joint replacement bundled payment model mandatory nationwide. Experts say it is a logical step, but warn that mandatory participation could be challenging for hospitals to implement. The post Expanding the CJR Model Is a Logical Step in VBC, but Implementation Challenges Remain appeared first on MedCity News.
Rennie Glasgow, who has served 15 years at the Social Security Administration, is seeing something new on the job: dead people. They’re not really dead, of course. In four instances over the past few weeks, he told KFF Health News, his Schenectady, New York, office has seen people come in for whom “there is no…
AI tools can work together across the payer value chain, exchanging information, collaborating and making autonomous decisions based on business rules. Here are just a few examples of how their bottom lines are benefiting. The post How Health Plans Are Adding Up Real Value From AI appeared first on MedCity News.
Leader of one of the largest hospital-at-home programs calls it ‘one of the most disruptive elements of care delivery that we’ve had in a generation’
This interactive tool, updated with 2022 data, helps users understand health care costs vary by family size, income, insurance, and health status. Use the dropdown menus to explore scenarios and trends in household health spending.
Increasing costs are driven by chronic diseases, pharmacy expenses, and labor shortages