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U of Chicago postpones ED diversion program
As we'd reported previously, the University of Chicago Medical Center recently set plans to begin diverting patients away from its emergency department who weren't acutely sick. The hospital intended... Read more...
Study: Reimbursement delays and low fees result in doctors turning Medicaid patients away
A new study shows that low fees are not the only thing discouraging physicians from accepting Medicaid patients. The study, performed by the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC), showed... Read more...
Hospitals working to avoid non-emergency ED care
As we've noted previously, hospitals are under more intense pressure than ever to avoid bad debt. One strategy, of course, is to collect vigorously after the bill has been incurred. Another,... Read more...
