by Jordana Choucair | Mar 31, 2022 | Providers
A new FAIR Health analysis found that hospital charges for services like emergency department visits and initial hospital care continue to grow faster than other types of care. According to the analysis, hospitals boosted their median charges for evaluation and...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 30, 2022 | Health IT
Research published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that U.S. physicians who use electronic health records (EHRs) spend an average of 1.84 hours a day completing documentation outside work hours. Nearly 33 percent of 301,603 physicians surveyed said they spend two...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 30, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
The American Hospital Association released a health equity roadmap framework providing customized resources and action plans for hospitals to use. The roadmap enables hospitals to take a health equity transformation assessment and then follow tailored advice based on...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 30, 2022 | Life Sciences
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized a second COVID-19 booster shot for adults over the age of 50 as soon as four months after their initial booster dose. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) gave its permissive recommendation to the move,...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 30, 2022 | M&A
UnitedHealth Group announced it plans to purchase in-home health care provider LHC Group for an estimated $5.4 billion. When the deal closes, UnitedHealth will fold LHC into its Optum subsidiary as part of its Optum Health arm, which is one of the country’s...
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