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Exclusive: Post-discharge calls help Cigna lower readmissions
Hospital readmissions represent a huge portion of unnecessary--and preventable--healthcare costs, accounting for 30 percent of total inpatient costs among commercial health insurance members. With...
Consumer-directed plans offer short-term benefits
Consumer-directed health plans have the potential to cut costs in the short term, but they may lead to poorer health and higher costs in the long term, according to a study published Monday in the
AHRQ: Treatment for medication errors rising
A new study by the Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality indicates a sharp rise in the number of people requiring emergency room visits or hospitalizations due to medication side effects or
Payers use clinical analytics to drive down costs
Healthcare payers and providers are using clinical analytics to lower healthcare costs, according to a new study from HIMSS Analytics. The payer respondents are analyzing data from a wide variety of
Tax benefit boosts Tenet's 3Q earnings
Dallas-based hospital Tenet Healthcare (NYSE: THC ) reported a dramatic bounce back to profitability in the third quarter ending Sept. 30, although that was mostly attributable to tax benefits
Study: Remote monitoring cuts hospitalization, mortality for heart failure
The expected boom in remote monitoring has been somewhat restrained by the dearth of scientific studies proving that such technologies can save lives and money. Slowly, though, the body of evidence
Telehealth continues rapid growth even as reimbursement lags
As readers of FierceMobileHealthcare know well, telehealth is booming. Telecommunications firms are tripping over each other trying to get a piece of this fast-growing market, and smartphones, of
Study: Home telehealth, vitals monitoring cuts admissions for heart failure
A home-based interactive telehealth system with motivational support tools built in was able to reduce hospitalization rates by two-thirds, cut inpatient days by nearly three-fourths and
Tenet Healthcare Corp. maintains financial position
Reporting only a tiny loss due to one-time charges, Tenet Healthcare has announced third-quarter results suggesting that the for-profit hospital chain is holding its own as the economy recovers.