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Outpatient is the New Inpatient – The Future of Hospitals in America

Health Populi

.” And another verbatim observation that illustrates some hospitals’ doubling-down on the outpatient opportunity: “The focus of the past 10 years has been on preventing readmissions, and now in the next 10 years, the focus will be on preventing admissions.”

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And Now For Something Completely Different

The Healthcare Blog

soccer) club is not charging its fans admission during the current season. The idea is not entirely de novo; last spring Fortuna Düsseldorf, a German second division football club, announced it would offer free admission for at least three matches this season, with the intent that eventually all home matches. “We The club is Paris FC.

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What’s behind all these assessments of digital health?

The Healthcare Blog

Their logic always goes something like “XY% of patients used our solution, most of them like it, and after they use it hospital admissions and ER visits go down, and clinical metrics get better”. Of course the companies concerned have their own studies, In some cases, several years worth.

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States’ Full Practice Authority Status Often Affects Access to NPs of Color

Pulmonology Advisor - Practice Management

Since COVID-19, there has been a notable decline in medical school admissions among applicants of color. Ethnic Diversity Amongst the General Population From 2014 to 2019, the ethnic diversity landscape in the US remained relatively stable, with the most notable change involving the growth of the Hispanic population. in 2014 to 24.5%

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HIPAA Violation Cases

The HIPAA Journal

The 2020 increase is largely due to OCR’s HIPAA Right of Access enforcement initiative, which was launched in late 2019. Hackers had access to the system between April 2019 and January 2020. In 2022 and 2024, OCR resolved 22 HIPAA violation cases with financial penalties.

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How To Become A Medical Assistant?

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The Median Hospital Charge In the U.S. for COVID-19 Care Ranges From $34-45K

Health Populi

2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease; and, B97.29, other coronavirus as the cause of disease classified elsewhere which was the original code used until March 18, 2020, when the specific coronavirus code was implemented. The first chart exhibited that the highest charges for coronavirus hospital admissions were generated among those 51 to 60.

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