Study: Payers, providers struggle to meet changing consumer engagement expectations
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) While payers and providers are focused on investing in consumer engagement, many patients
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Health Care – General
Med school on the cheap: Why becoming a doctor in Texas is a bargain
(By Megha Satyanarayana for STAT) AUSTIN — When Caitlin Comfort decided to go to medical school, the Yale grad had
Read MoreMillennials Embrace Nursing Profession — Just In Time To Replace Baby Boomers
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) The days are long past when the only career doors that readily opened
Read MorePhysicians say it’s growing harder to tell patients to avoid low-value care
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) Although the majority of physicians say they are comfortable telling patients why certain
Read MoreTrump expected to declare emergency over opioid crisis, as questions over details linger
(By Lev Facher for STAT) WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is poised to declare the opioid epidemic a national emergency
Read MoreHospitals grapple with medical supply shortages in wake of Hurricane Maria: 4 things to know
(By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) Hospitals nationwide are experiencing medical supply shortages caused by lower production levels in
Read MoreAnalysis: How to significantly reduce avoidable expenditures in Medicare
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) Nearly three-quarters of preventable Medicare spending in 2012 can be attributed to high-cost
Read MoreSo Much Care It Hurts: Unneeded Scans, Therapy, Surgery Only Add To Patients’ Ills
(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) When Annie Dennison was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, she readily followed
Read MoreScreening For Diabetes Is Working Better Than Thought
(By Katherine Hobson for NPR) Undiagnosed diabetes may not be as big of a public health problem as thought. That’s
Read MoreStudy: Nearly 50% of US medical care occurs in EDs
(By Brian Zimmerman for Becker’s Hospital Review) Emergency departments delivered 47.7 percent of all medical care in the United States
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