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NewsStudy: Patient education saves money by cutting readmissions, ER visits
A new study funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality concludes that patients who clearly understand their after-hospital care instructions are 30 percent less likely to be readmitted... Read more...
Weather extremes can increase hospital bad debt
When it gets blazing hot outside in the summertime, or freezing cold during the winter, most people don't think about these events as potential sources of bad debt. But that's a concern hospital... Read more...
HFMA ANI 2008: Financial, regulatory pressures broaden healthcare CFO role
The role of the healthcare CFO is changing--and growing broader--as regulatory and social pressures force CFOs to think beyond the balance sheet, according to a new study by Ernst & Young... Read more...
| Press ReleasesPress Release: Study Finds Most Americans Would Prefer to Receive Medications from MDs ST. LOUIS , Mo . – August 20, 2007 Three out of four Americans would have their prescription filled in their doctor’s office instead of a pharmacy if given the choice, a new study finds, Read more >> |
