Five things that keep health execs up at night

http://managedhealthcareexecutive.modernmedicine.com/managed-healthcare-executive/news/five-things-keep-health-execs-night

 

Costly ICU Stays Don’t Improve Mortality Rates

http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/quality/costly-icu-stays-dont-improve-mortality-rates?spMailingID=9343227&spUserID=MTMyMzQyMDQxMTkyS0&spJobID=980918097&spReportId=OTgwOTE4MDk3S0

Hospitals that use ICUs frequently are more likely to perform invasive procedures and have higher costs

Hospitals that use ICUs frequently are more likely to perform invasive procedures and have higher costs, but without demonstrable improvement in patient survival.

Doctors and patients are discussing ways to cut costs

http://www.scpr.org/blogs/health/2016/02/02/18109/doctors-and-patients-are-discussing-ways-to-cut-co/

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When Something Goes Wrong At The Hospital, Who Pays?

http://khn.org/news/when-something-goes-wrong-at-the-hospital-who-pays/

hospital bandage money 570

Click to access To%20Err%20is%20Human%201999%20%20report%20brief.pdf

One-quarter of seniors have healthcare cost concerns

http://managedhealthcareexecutive.modernmedicine.com/managed-healthcare-executive/news/one-quarter-seniors-have-healthcare-cost-concerns

Close Up Portrait of Worried Senior Couple

Close Up Portrait of Worried Senior Couple