• Improving outcomes of depression treatment in primary care requires investment of additional resources, but the return on this investment is comparable to that of many other widely accepted medical interventions. (nih.gov)
  • We are helping drive that impact by enabling better access, cost-effectiveness, and outcomes when navigating patients to care. (prnewswire.com)
  • DENVER, CO ., May 21, 2013, 6:53 am -- / EPR NETWORK / -- Healthcare Outcomes Solutions (HOS), a company dedicated to reducing health care costs for self insured companies and their employees, recently launched its Patient Centered Enhanced Care model (PCEC). (express-press-release.net)
  • This study makes use of a novel dataset of routinely collected patient-reported outcomes measures (PROMs) to i) assess the degree to which cost variation is associated with variation in patients' health gain and ii) explore how far judgement about hospital cost performance changes when health outcomes are accounted for. (whiterose.ac.uk)
  • Our results provide some evidence of a U-shaped relationship between risk-adjusted costs and outcomes for hip replacement surgery. (whiterose.ac.uk)
  • We do not observe substantial changes in estimates of cost performance when outcomes are explicitly accounted for. (whiterose.ac.uk)
  • However, there was a lack of high-quality research on the viability of such clinics, their potential impact on HIV outcomes, and their costs. (indiatimes.com)
  • This study backs up the WHO's suggestion, which also called for greater information on costs, preferences, and health outcomes. (indiatimes.com)
  • The most esteemed accolade of healthcare excellence in the UK, the HSJ Awards provide the largest annual benchmarking and recognition programme for the healthcare sector with a vision to look into sharing best practice and improving patient outcomes. (hsj.co.uk)
  • ultimately lead to delivering better patient outcomes. (hsj.co.uk)
  • Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. (jamanetwork.com)
  • Greenfield S, Kaplan S, Ware JE Jr. Expanding patient involvement in care: effects on patient outcomes. (jamanetwork.com)
  • Kaplan SH, Greenfield S, Ware JE Jr. Assessing the effects of physician-patient interactions on the outcomes of chronic disease. (jamanetwork.com)
  • The impact of patient-centered care on outcomes. (jamanetwork.com)
  • As co-founders, they built Unite Us , a technology company that standardizes how health and social care providers communicate and work, track outcomes together, and ensures services are delivered seamlessly to the people who need them most. (salesforce.com)
  • Training patients in communication skills can increase patient participation and allow them to receive more information in visits without increasing the duration of visits, though there is little evidence than such training improves outcomes. (wikipedia.org)
  • The ultimate goal in the management of diabetic patients is to achieve outcomes equivalent to those in patients without DM. (medscape.com)
  • The focus on a small geographical area outcomes as well as preventing unnecessary or meant that appropriate providers were difficult duplicated care. (who.int)
  • Many people in that situation skip follow-up care and don't fill prescriptions. (npr.org)
  • Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2015) Hospital Performance: Costs of acute admitted patients in public hospitals in 2011-12 , AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 01 December 2023. (aihw.gov.au)
  • The concept appealed to OneCare Vermont, a large accountable care organization (ACO) that had engaged more than half the state's physicians and nearly all its hospitals in its network but had struggled to earn savings in its previous contracts with insurers. (commonwealthfund.org)
  • Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Transparency In Coverage Final Rule (TiC) and the Hospital Price Transparency Final Rule , requiring both payers and hospitals to disclose cost of care information via a machine-readable file (MRF). (prnewswire.com)
  • Private hospitals can, among other things, provide services to private patients while private insurance companies offer coverage for both complementary and core services. (fraserinstitute.org)
  • Prices increased, some supplies temporarily became unavailable, and some hospitals struggled to quickly get what they need to treat patients. (pods.com)
  • Those scenes, once familiar, are receding into the past, making way for a future where patient information flows freely and securely between patients, doctors, hospitals, health insurers and more - a concept called interoperability. (bcbs.com)
  • It's an important piece of the puzzle, bringing together a wide array of data and making it possible to securely share across doctors and hospitals to support patient health. (bcbs.com)
  • To date, almost all acute care hospitals and physician organizations, as well as half of all participating nursing facilities, are connected. (bcbs.com)
  • Hospitals and health systems report growing rates of delays and denials for medically necessary care and that appeals frequently result in insurers overturning their earlier decisions. (aha.org)
  • The tactics highlighted can delay patient care and put even more strain on an already overburdened workforce, with 95% of hospitals and health systems reporting increases in staff time spent seeking prior authorization approvals. (aha.org)
  • The AHA advocates on behalf of our nearly 5,000 member hospitals, health systems and other health care organizations, our clinician partners - including more than 270,000 affiliated physicians, 2 million nurses and other caregivers - and the 43,000 health care leaders who belong to our professional membership groups. (aha.org)
  • My Estimator delivers price transparency, giving a clear picture of what it costs for procedures both in hospitals and in outpatient facilities. (baycare.org)
  • BayCare is a leading not-for-profit health care system that connects individuals and families to a wide range of services at 15 hospitals and hundreds of other convenient locations throughout the Tampa Bay and west central Florida regions. (baycare.org)
  • Our consultants work with hospitals and health systems combining a wealth of expertise with personalized and comprehensive support to optimize your pharmacy operations and deliver better patient care. (rxinsider.com)
  • BACKGROUND: There is substantial variability among hospitals in critical care unit (CCU) utilization for patients admitted with non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes (NSTE ACS). (duke.edu)
  • We estimated the potential cost saving if all hospitals adopted low CCU utilization practices for patients with NSTE ACS. (duke.edu)
  • The proportion of patients admitted to a CCU in low, medium and high utilization hospitals was 16.3%, 49.5%, and high 81.1%, respectively. (duke.edu)
  • This report is the first to allow meaningful comparisons of costs for acute admitted patients in public hospitals. (aihw.gov.au)
  • Through innovative development work by the National Health Performance Authority, two measures have been used to assess the relative efficiency of Australia's largest public hospitals: Cost per National Weighted Activity Unit (NWAU) and Comparable Cost of Care. (aihw.gov.au)
  • These assess the overall relative efficiency of Australian public hospitals by reporting costs against units of activity, which allow different treatments and operations to be compared fairly. (aihw.gov.au)
  • Some hospitals were found to have twice the average cost per unit of activity in 2011-12 compared to others in the same peer group, after adjusting for the different types of services provided and complexity of patients (Figure 2 and Figure 3). (aihw.gov.au)
  • Across major metropolitan hospitals, the average Cost per NWAU for acute admitted patients at one hospital was 87% higher compared to another hospital, ranging from $3,100 to $5,800. (aihw.gov.au)
  • Report: Flywire research reveals that patient responsibility is a critical lever to improve financial health of hospitals. (flywire.com)
  • Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, joined by leaders of major hospitals, employers, health plans, physicians, nurses, and patient advocates, today announced the Partnership for Patients, a new national partnership that will help save 60,000 lives by stopping millions of preventable injuries and complications in patient care over the next three years. (cms.gov)
  • Here's how technology company Unite Us brings together the ecosystem of health care providers, hospitals, and social service agencies to serve the whole patient. (salesforce.com)
  • As a result, hospitals are focusing increased attention on improving healthcare quality by creating a culture of patient safety. (cdc.gov)
  • Despite efforts to improve patient safety culture (PSC) in U.S. hospitals, employee safety, part of the field of occupational health , often appears to be considered an afterthought. (cdc.gov)
  • Study findings are relevant only to therapy work in long-term care settings because exposures vary in other health care settings (hospitals, outpatient, and others). (cdc.gov)
  • In 1984, approximately 776,000 patients were discharged from short- stay hospitals with a diagnosis of gallstones, 485,000 of those patients received a cholecystectomy. (cdc.gov)
  • As a Medicare Advantage plan that also provides medical care to its members, CareMore partners with primary care physicians to identify and refer high-risk patients who would benefit from support at its Care Centers, where multidisciplinary care teams manage patients' needs holistically and oversee acute care. (commonwealthfund.org)
  • The majority (60.7%) of physicians were in small practices of 10 or fewer physicians, and that practice size changed very little between 2012 and 2014 in the face of profound structural reforms to health care delivery," said AMA President-elect Andrew W. Gurman , M.D. (prnewswire.com)
  • Independent physicians are increasingly aware that, while significant challenges exist for independent practices, there is a new optimism as helpful technology is allowing practices to succeed at costs much lower than in the past. (prnewswire.com)
  • We're seeing these new practices being opened by physicians who are prepared to improve quality of care, keep costs down and operate successfully with a level of freedom unavailable to their employed peers. (prnewswire.com)
  • For example, physicians are alerted in real-time when one of their patients has been admitted or discharged to a hospital, and care summary documents are available to assist in care transitions. (bcbs.com)
  • Some chiropractic physicians simply aren't comfortable and confident when addressing care costs. (ilchiro.org)
  • While equipment costs aren't as big an issue for an established practice with everything in place, chiropractic physicians are still people who must live in the same economy as everyone else. (ilchiro.org)
  • The primary stakeholders in the healthcare system are patients and physicians. (typepad.com)
  • The incentives for patients and physicians to save money are non existent. (typepad.com)
  • Patients and physicians are the only stakeholders that can control costs. (typepad.com)
  • The social contract in medicine is between patients and physicians. (typepad.com)
  • Patients should choose physicians and physicians should care for the patients the best they can with integrated healthcare team approaches. (typepad.com)
  • Physicians should be the coaches and advisors to patients on how to make wise decisions and attain better health. (typepad.com)
  • The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. (ama-assn.org)
  • Ochsner Health's digital medicine programs work so well that they're being used as a recruitment tool for primary care physicians. (ama-assn.org)
  • Resources for physicians and health care providers on the latest news, research and developments. (cmadocs.org)
  • Interacting with cancer patients: the significance of physicians' communication behavior. (jamanetwork.com)
  • ACP advocates on behalf of internal medicine physicians and their patients on a number of timely issues. (acponline.org)
  • It offers evidence-based answers to frequently asked questions about screening, prevention, diagnosis, therapy, and patient education and provides physicians with tools to improve the quality of care. (acponline.org)
  • Skeptical patients may be on the rise , taking up time and creating frustration for physicians. (medscape.com)
  • Only about half of patients believe that their physicians "provide fair and accurate treatment information all or most of the time," according to a 2019 survey by the Pew Research Center. (medscape.com)
  • Missed school days were reported as total for acute care patients and monthly for sequelae patients. (cdc.gov)
  • METHODS: National hospital claims data were used to identify all patients with a primary diagnosis of NSTE ACS initially admitted to an acute care hospital between 2007 and 2013. (duke.edu)
  • Each of these countries routinely ranked among the top-five performers in numerous reports published between 2010 and 2020, generally report shorter wait times for specialist consultations and elective treatment, and share Canada's goal of universal access to medical care. (fraserinstitute.org)
  • In 2020, the average patient contribution for a specialist visit was AU$80 (C$74). (fraserinstitute.org)
  • In 2020, Dutch residents were expected to pay an annual deductible of €385 (C$589.37) for most types of care including access to specialist consultations and hospital care. (fraserinstitute.org)
  • CLEARWATER, Fla. (October 23, 2020) - Health care costs can be confusing. (baycare.org)
  • Late last year, wealthy out-of-state trial attorneys filed an initiative for the November 2020 ballot that would substantially raise health care costs for all Californians, reduce access and exploit patients for profit. (cmadocs.org)
  • Health services utilization and costs were assessed through health plan claims and accounting data. (nih.gov)
  • Scholars@Duke publication: The high cost of critical care unit over-utilization for patients with NSTE ACS. (duke.edu)
  • 001) of costs in low, medium and high utilization centers. (duke.edu)
  • The national potential direct cost savings of medium and high CCU utilization centers adopting low NSTE ACS CCU utilization practices was $113.4 million over the study period. (duke.edu)
  • CONCLUSIONS: In a population-based contemporary cohort, CCU utilization for patients with NSTE ACS varied widely and in-hospital mortality was similar between low, medium and high utilization centers. (duke.edu)
  • Impact of Advance Care Planning on the Hospitalization-Associated Utilization and Cost of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease-Related Disorders Receiving Primary Care via Telehealth in a Provider Shortage Area: A Quantitative Pre-Study. (bvsalud.org)
  • NEW YORK , June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ribbon Health , an API data platform for the healthcare industry that powers care decisions, and Turquoise Health , a leader in delivering structured data on the cost of care to make pricing data both transparent and accessible to patients, announced a partnership today. (prnewswire.com)
  • In 2022, Australian patients could expect to pay up to AU$42.50 (C$37.75) for most medications. (fraserinstitute.org)
  • The OMSN shields patients who have accumulated outpatient "gap payments" beyond a set threshold (AU$495.60 or C$440.3 in 2022). (fraserinstitute.org)
  • WASHINGTON (November 2, 2022) - A new report and infographic from the American Hospital Association (AHA) released today highlights how some commercial health insurers apply policies that can cause dangerous delays in care for patients, result in undue burden on health care providers and add billions of dollars in unnecessary costs to the health care system. (aha.org)
  • While the 2022 Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) was 5.9%, government inflation data showed costs grew at a faster pace for much of last year. (ilchiro.org)
  • Methods: A nested case control study was conducted among 131 patients with COVID-19 (40 COVID-19 patients with Pulmonary embolism and 91 COVID-19 patients with no PE) who were on follow up from May, 2021 to May, 2022. (who.int)
  • Forrest says this patient's dual membership in a DPC and LD would cost thousands of dollars less per year than the combined cost of a Bronze ACA plan premium and deductible. (heartland.org)
  • Sullivan M. The new subjective medicine: taking the patient's point of view on health care and health. (jamanetwork.com)
  • 6 Several factors help increase patient participation, including understandable and individual adapted information, education for the patient and healthcare provider, sufficient time for the interaction, processes that provide the opportunity for the patient to be involved in decision-making, a positive attitude from the healthcare provider towards patient participation, and the healthcare provider seeing the patient's knowledge as useful and complementary to their own. (wikipedia.org)
  • 6 Patient advocacy by nurses can help ensure a patient's individual attributes, wishes and values are represented in decision-making. (wikipedia.org)
  • However, the clinical and cost effectiveness of such courses remains unclear. (bmj.com)
  • CONCLUSIONS: Based on this analysis and on widely accepted clinical principles, a "fast and frugal" heuristic was produced to guide general practitioners with respect to diagnosing cases of viral hepatitis in asymptomatic patients with abnormal LFTs. (bris.ac.uk)
  • It recommends testing all patients where a clear clinical indication of infection is present (e.g. evidence of intravenous drug use), followed by testing all patients who originated from countries where viral hepatitis is prevalent, and finally testing those who have a notably raised ALT level (more than twice the upper limit of normal). (bris.ac.uk)
  • Annals In the Clinic is a monthly feature in Annals of Internal Medicine introduced in January 2007 that focuses on practical management of patients with common clinical conditions. (acponline.org)
  • 6 Prior to recent advances in technology, patient participation was limited to shared decision-making (SDM), a form of participation that occurred specifically between a patient and their physician in clinical practice, but can be regarded as a step forward. (wikipedia.org)
  • The effective functioning of the model relies on effective clinical leadership of the MDT and on providers who are interested in adapting their processes to improve care quality. (who.int)
  • The authors evaluated the incremental cost-effectiveness of stepped collaborative care for patients with persistent depressive symptoms after usual primary care management. (nih.gov)
  • In 2016, 1,621 patients at Velindre Trust received palliative radiotherapy. (hsj.co.uk)
  • In the UK over the course of 2016 two new relevant terms have expanded in usage: Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) and Engagement (PPIE) in the sense of the older term coproduction. (wikipedia.org)
  • When this occurs, the patient is responsible for making a "gap payment"-that is, the difference between the set fee and reimbursement. (fraserinstitute.org)
  • The purchase of voluntary insurance is also common (83.9 per cent in 2021) in the Netherlands, which often covers costs of dental care, physiotherapy, glasses and co-payments for medications that exceed the reimbursement rate. (fraserinstitute.org)
  • However, patients may have to pay an additional "personal contribution" for medications that exceed the maximum reimbursement amount (for which there's an annual €250 or C$382.7 cap). (fraserinstitute.org)
  • HCSM monthly fees, or "shares," cost about $200 per person and up to $500 per family, enabling members to submit most of their health care costs for reimbursement by other members. (heartland.org)
  • While many treatments for occupational injury and illness are covered under workers' compensation insurance (WCI), reimbursement by WCI for cannabis costs for work-related conditions varies widely. (cdc.gov)
  • The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Heath together with the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions, the Workers Compensation Research Institute, and the National Council on Compensation Insurance reviewed sources readily available on the Internet to examine the WCI laws and administrative regulations for the reimbursement of the costs of cannabis for work‐related health conditions. (cdc.gov)
  • Reimbursement for pharmacy services for the elderly should be independent of dispensation or cost of the product. (cdc.gov)
  • Reimbursement patterns should encourage better access to medical care for persons needing complex medication regimens and for isolated patients. (cdc.gov)
  • With California's escalating opioid epidemic, all clinicians should be well-versed in treating patients with opioid use. (cmadocs.org)
  • Internists, particularly primary care clinicians, are in an ideal position to monitor for nonserious complications in the short and long term, adjust management of chronic diseases accordingly, and monitor for mental health changes. (acponline.org)
  • And that can leave medical care still out of reach for some. (npr.org)
  • One in four adults who were fully insured for the whole year still reported they went without some needed medical care because they couldn't afford it. (npr.org)
  • This is unfortunate since economic theory suggests such "first-dollar" coverage can lead to excess demand for medical care and a loss of social welfare. (fraserinstitute.org)
  • There's a wealth of economic evidence demonstrating that cost-sharing requirements for medical care, alongside protections for the vulnerable, can temper demand for outpatient care without resulting in adverse consequences. (fraserinstitute.org)
  • Patients should be at the center of medical care and be educated to make wise medical decisions. (typepad.com)
  • This hub examines what types of medical care are covered by the NHS, including doctors, hospital treatments, dentists, and opticians. (hubpages.com)
  • There is no additional payment for X-rays, drugs given while in hospital, or any related medical care. (hubpages.com)
  • Hospitalized individuals may participate in their own medical care in an effort to make shared decisions. (wikipedia.org)
  • Providing pain management that spares the injured worker the dangers of opioid addiction or overdose has become a key issue in workers' compensation medical care. (cdc.gov)
  • Gallbladder disease is the most costly digestive illness, generating more than a billion dollars per year in direct costs for medical care. (cdc.gov)
  • Medicare-funded multidisciplinary care is likely to be cost-effective in patients with chronic kidney disease. (eurekalert.org)
  • The overall inpatient costs of caring for NSTE ACS were $1.1 billion. (duke.edu)
  • We estimated the hospitalization -associated costs using the Nevada State Inpatient Dataset and compared the estimated costs between ADRD patients with and without ACP documentation in the year 2021. (bvsalud.org)
  • In the Care Management Plus program at Intermountain Healthcare in Utah, a care manager, embedded in a primary care practice and supported by specialized information technology tools, works with patients who have complex needs to develop and implement plans for care, coaches patients and their caregivers, and more. (commonwealthfund.org)
  • Dr. Brian Forrest, CEO and Network Manager of Access Healthcare Direct in Apex, North Carolina, says 10 percent of the 3,500 patients at his three-physician DPC practice are members of the HCSMs Medi-Share and Samaritan Ministries, and Forrest says up to 2 percent are enrolled in Liberty Direct (LD), a plan offered by the HCSM Liberty Healthshare. (heartland.org)
  • This means he would have little if any costs at all to come to our practice. (heartland.org)
  • Stevenson said the 200 individuals in his 1,200-patient practice who are enrolled in LD "can save between $492 and $720 per year by using Liberty Direct. (heartland.org)
  • Stressing that only strictly necessary visits and charges will be performed at your practice can make cost-of-care chats easier for patients. (ilchiro.org)
  • The practice of engaging patients in health policy originated from the consumer advocacy movement, which prioritized consumer safety, access to information and public participation in public health programs. (wikipedia.org)
  • Integrated and robust information systems a fraction of each provider's practice, which that can follow a patient throughout their care hampers the ability to drive population-level journey are necessary for improving quality change. (who.int)
  • Trend data in 2021 indicate shorter hospital length of _ The PPO Serve value-based care (VBC) pilot stays and fewer admissions, and higher rates of of its Value Care Team (VCT) model began in surgical admissions. (who.int)
  • This is unsurprising in light of economic evidence that overwhelmingly indicate that cost-sharing mechanisms can reduce the use of outpatient care without necessarily resulting in adverse consequences when accompanied by protections for vulnerable populations. (fraserinstitute.org)
  • Australia has adopted several protections to ensure vulnerable populations are not disproportionately affected by out-of-pocket costs including the "Greatest Permissible Gap" (GPG), Original Medicare Safety Net (OMSN) and the Extended Medicare Safety Net (EMSN). (fraserinstitute.org)
  • This blog post is part of a series of posts that documents how eight high-performing universal health-care systems utilize cost-sharing mechanisms (deductibles, coinsurance payments and copayments) while protecting vulnerable patient populations. (fraserinstitute.org)
  • Explaining the value-based care (VBC) model helps patients view healthcare costs in a more positive light, since they know that their treatment won't become a needlessly prolonged and expensive process. (ilchiro.org)
  • The latest data on healthcare costs show that care coordination of the most chronically ill member-patients can reduce a company's healthcare costs significantly. (express-press-release.net)
  • The healthcare costs were their employer's problem. (typepad.com)
  • Corrected mean total cost (SE) in 2012 and 2013 were USD 30'462 (582) and USD 30'965 (629) and mainly accrued in ambulatory care for ART (70% of mean costs). (uzh.ch)
  • Cost is: "further copays [and] more out-of-pocket expenses. (npr.org)
  • The EMSN provides an additional rebate of 80 per cent of out-of-pocket costs for eligible out-of-hospital Medicare services once expenses for singles and families reach AU$2,249.80 (C$1,998.70). (fraserinstitute.org)
  • In addition to this premium allowance, patients who've incurred "structural care expenses over time" due to chronic illness or disability are also able to receive financial compensation. (fraserinstitute.org)
  • That does not even take into account that his deductible amount, which was $6,300, is now limited to $500 per year [in] out-of-pocket [expenses] prior to the 'expense sharing' funding his care. (heartland.org)
  • Inflation is one of the principal forces driving practices to charge more to meet expenses such as equipment costs and rent. (ilchiro.org)
  • Affiliated healthcare accountants will examine a company's current health care expenses, and HOS will determine the feasibility of reducing cost while improving care. (express-press-release.net)
  • The costs of an online Patient Care Technician (PCT) program can vary depending on factors such as the type of institution, program length, and additional expenses. (alliedhealthnetwork.org)
  • The collaborative care included systematic patient education, an initial visit with a consulting psychiatrist, 2-4 months of shared care by the psychiatrist and primary care physician, and monitoring of follow-up visits and adherence to medication regimen. (nih.gov)
  • The additional cost was attributable to greater expenditures for antidepressant prescriptions and outpatient visits. (nih.gov)
  • Co-insurance payments are the norm for visits to specialists in Australia, as only 85 per cent of the MBS fee (which specialists can also charge in excess of) is reimbursed with the patient responsible for the remainder. (fraserinstitute.org)
  • Those with more serious injuries and post-injury visits for mental health were associated with higher costs, requiring further study for this public health issue. (ices.on.ca)
  • A study by UC Davis Health researchers assessed telehealth visits' carbon footprint and their potential savings in lives, costs and time compared to in-person visits. (ucdavis.edu)
  • Even if only 25% of ambulatory visits were conducted via telehealth, there would still be substantial cost savings and reduction in greenhouse gas emissions," said James Marcin , director of the UC Davis Center for Health and Technology , professor of pediatrics, and senior author of the study. (ucdavis.edu)
  • Telehealth has been adopted as an alternative to in- person primary care visits. (bvsalud.org)
  • By integrating Turquoise Health's price transparency data into the Ribbon Health platform, healthcare companies will be able to effectively navigate patients to cost-effective and high-quality care. (prnewswire.com)
  • Along with the No Surprises Act, this trio of price transparency legislation was created to help patients know the cost of a covered item or service before receiving care and to prevent predatory billing practices. (prnewswire.com)
  • The cost and care insights derived by Turquoise Health enable better alignment and transparency across payers, providers, and patients. (prnewswire.com)
  • By partnering with Turquoise Health, we aim to help payers, providers, and digital health companies access the price transparency data they need to better patients' experiences when making care decisions. (prnewswire.com)
  • Turquoise Health's price transparency data unlocks another layer of granularity for patients, enabling them to make healthcare decisions based on more comprehensive information. (prnewswire.com)
  • This bill reinforces the broken status quo: budget gimmicks that contribute to the lack of accountability and transparency in health care funding," said Jason Flohrs, AFP-MN State Director . (americansforprosperity.org)
  • We establish a sense of transparency in an individual's care trajectory, while emphasizing the importance of determining an outcome in case management. (salesforce.com)
  • J. Michael McWilliams , Warren Alpert Associate Professor of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School and lead author of the study that Bob Kocher referenced in his article, stated, "Some have presumed that forming a large hospital system that owns a lot of outpatient practices is a prerequisite for Accountable Care Organization success," McWilliams said. (prnewswire.com)
  • Supply chain efficiency happens when an organization can standardize their choices, diversify sources of products, and then push for better costs, allowing market competition to help control costs. (pods.com)
  • Failing to provide quality care can have a significant effect on an organization 's financial bottom line. (cdc.gov)
  • Elevate collections, eliminate servicing burdens, and empower patients with long-term affordability. (flywire.com)
  • The survey results echo findings from a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General report from earlier this year that raised serious concerns about beneficiary access to care and inappropriate coverage and payment denials in the Medicare Advantage program. (aha.org)
  • Another effective way to preempt cost concerns is to get ahead of the patients' concerns by having a formal financial report-of-findings with your new patients and those who are returning to your office for a new episode of care, or a new condition. (ilchiro.org)
  • Clinics who fail to have simple and compliant financial policies and fail to consistently perform financial reports of findings with their patients may find their waiting rooms becoming a revolving door of patients. (ilchiro.org)
  • One of Watson's objectives is to highlight findings developed by Watson's computing skills and access to everyday information and give concrete suggestions that are tailored to the expertise of the physician, type of ailment, and needed level of care. (wikipedia.org)
  • ATSDR will advise area health care providers, particularly pediatricians and family care practitioners, of the advisory and health consultation findings. (cdc.gov)
  • At the One Care: MassHealth plus Medicare program at Commonwealth Care Alliance, interprofessional care teams provide integrated, high-touch care to patients in homes, primary care practices, and community settings, using flexible benefits that cover services not traditionally reimbursed by Medicare or Medicaid. (commonwealthfund.org)
  • Primary care patients initiating antidepressant treatment completed a standardized telephone assessment 6-8 weeks after the initial prescription. (nih.gov)
  • A stepped collaborative care program for depressed primary care patients led to substantial increases in treatment effectiveness and moderate increases in costs. (nih.gov)
  • Some direct primary care (DPC) providers are recommending patients combine their DPC membership with membership in a health care sharing ministry (HCSM) to increase savings and coverage for their health care needs. (heartland.org)
  • The primary outcome was attributable health care costs within 3 years of injury. (ices.on.ca)
  • BACKGROUND: Liver function tests (LFTs) are ordered in large numbers in primary care, and the Birmingham and Lambeth Liver Evaluation Testing Strategies (BALLETS) study was set up to assess their usefulness in patients with no pre-existing or self-evident liver disease. (bris.ac.uk)
  • CDC, our planners, and presenters wish to disclose they have no financial relationships with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, reselling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients with the exception of Dr. Naima Joseph who would like to disclose that she is a coinvestigator on a Paxlovid in pregnancy study for Pfizer. (cdc.gov)
  • With this data integrated into Ribbon Health's provider data platform, companies across the healthcare ecosystem can finally have access to the full picture of provider, network, and cost information all in one place. (prnewswire.com)
  • Cost of care is a critical data point that has historically been entirely opaque and inaccessible to patients when deciding where and how to access care," said Nate Maslak , co-founder and CEO of Ribbon Health. (prnewswire.com)
  • That means making price information available alongside providers' specialty and focus areas of expertise, quality indicators, the languages they speak, and the myriad of other data elements a patient looks at to find the right provider. (prnewswire.com)
  • The Ribbon Health platform provides rich insights on providers-from critical information like the correct phone number to more nuanced data like cultural competency and quality of care. (prnewswire.com)
  • Institutions also need to use data to limit practitioners' preferences for materials and equipment, and find options that provide similar performance at a lower cost. (pods.com)
  • What's at stake is improving health, lowering costs and putting patients in charge of their own data. (bcbs.com)
  • It has nearly eight million patients in its index and lets more than 12,000 providers communicate and share data securely. (bcbs.com)
  • Providers and BCBS Michigan use the data to provide better care. (bcbs.com)
  • Methods - We conducted an incidence-based, propensity score-matched cohort study (2006-2014) in Ontario, Canada, using linked administrative health care data to identify case patients and matched control patients. (ices.on.ca)
  • Because data on patients' health improvement are generally not available, existing studies have resorted to inherently incomplete outcome measures such as mortality or re-admission rates. (whiterose.ac.uk)
  • It included data from five University of California health care systems over the pandemic's first two years. (ucdavis.edu)
  • Conclusions In a representative subsample of patients from linkage of SHCS and claim data, ART was the major cost factor but patient profiling allowed to identify factors related to higher resource use. (uzh.ch)
  • METHODS: This study uses data from the BALLETS cohort to compare various testing strategies for viral hepatitis in patients who had received an abnormal LFT result. (bris.ac.uk)
  • Acceptability, effectiveness and cost effectiveness of models of emergency department care for older people: a comparative evaluation and patient cohorts data study. (uea.ac.uk)
  • These experts have a finger on the pulse of the health systems and can meaningfully exchange data and information about the needs of their patients. (salesforce.com)
  • Workers' compensation claim (WCC) data from 1 year of experience in a long-term care company were used to compute claim rates by body region, nature, and cause of injury, and the costs per case and per full-time-equivalent employee. (cdc.gov)
  • Data regarding musculoskeletal symptoms, use of patient/resident-lifting equipment, and perceived physical and psychological job demands were obtained from a concurrent cross-sectional survey of workers from 24 long-term care facilities. (cdc.gov)
  • The Intelligent Care System (ICS) collates data payment for providers. (who.int)
  • The mean incremental cost of depression treatment in this program was $357. (nih.gov)
  • The incremental cost-effectiveness was $21.44 per depression-free day. (nih.gov)
  • We used a cost-minimisation analysis to define a base case and then calculated the incremental cost per case detected to inform a strategy that could guide testing for chronic viral hepatitis. (bris.ac.uk)
  • And health insurers typically deny coverage of novel hypothyroidism treatments, says Brittany Henderson, an endocrinologist and founder of the Charleston Thyroid Center in South Carolina, which sees patients from all 50 states. (kcbx.org)
  • The first blog post of this series documented the widespread adoption of patient cost-sharing requirements by 22 high-income countries with universal health insurance coverage. (fraserinstitute.org)
  • While public patients are covered at 100 per cent of the MBS, those treated as private patients (in a public or private hospital) only receive coverage at 75 per cent of the federally determined medical services fee. (fraserinstitute.org)
  • While Medicare does provide coverage for drugs listed under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Schedule, patients are generally expected to share in their cost through fixed co-payments. (fraserinstitute.org)
  • Many people are just frustrated with the high cost of insurance, only to find out they still have no coverage except for a major medical event where they would be required to meet a high deductible. (heartland.org)
  • Patients deserve comprehensive health coverage with the protections they were promised when they signed up. (aha.org)
  • In a letter sent to Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and Department of Labor Secretary Martin Walsh, the AHA stressed the importance of comprehensive coverage for patients and urged the Administration to take additional actions to ensure adequate oversight of commercial health insurers. (aha.org)
  • In the beginning, patients' employers provided first dollar healthcare insurance coverage. (typepad.com)
  • The VA serves over nine million veterans every year and addresses critical components of veterans' transition back into civilian life: from enrolling, identifying the right level of benefits, understanding coverage, providing care, to looking at what resources are available externally in the community," Dr. Zenooz explains. (salesforce.com)
  • This case study examines OneCare's community-driven approach to care coordination, which it piloted in 2017 among a subset (around 29,000) of the state's Medicaid beneficiaries. (commonwealthfund.org)
  • Proceedings of the 2017 International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care, March 5-8, 2017, New Orleans, Louisiana. (cdc.gov)
  • The statewide service also enables BCBS and providers to more easily identify gaps in care, such as patients with diabetes who have not had recommended blood sugar testing. (bcbs.com)
  • When compared to services for HIV, health care for non-communicable disorders including diabetes and hypertension is now dispersed and of unequal quality. (indiatimes.com)
  • Around 2 million premature deaths are ascribed each year to the effects of diabetes and hypertension, and much less than half of those who begin treatment on the continent remain in care one year later. (indiatimes.com)
  • It demonstrated that integrated care was related with high levels of patient adherence to treatment for those with diabetes or hypertension, that it had no negative effects on the rate of viral suppression in HIV-positive individuals, and that it was cost-effective for healthcare organisations. (indiatimes.com)
  • Professor Tumaini Nagu, Chief Medical Officer of Tanzania, said, "Our study provides clear evidence for policymakers to consider scale up of integrated care for HIV, diabetes and hypertension. (indiatimes.com)
  • The American Diabetes Association conservatively estimates that 12-25% of hospitalized adult patients have diabetes mellitus (DM). (medscape.com)
  • With the increasing prevalence of diabetic patients undergoing surgery, and the increased risk of complications associated with diabetes mellitus, appropriate perioperative assessment and management are imperative. (medscape.com)
  • In a Canadian study, Cameron and Bennett compared the cost-effectiveness of insulin analogues and conventional insulins for treatment of type 1 and type 2 DM in adults and determined that the cost-effectiveness of insulin analogues depends on the type of insulin analogue and the type of diabetes. (medscape.com)
  • In the Guided Care model, specially trained nurses create care plans, educate and support high-need patients and their caregivers, and coordinate care among providers, using formal assessment and planning tools to set priorities for stabilizing health and achieving patients' goals. (commonwealthfund.org)
  • If legislators want to help decrease health care costs for Minnesotans, they should reject a massive tax hike on providers that will ultimately be taken from the pockets of sick patients. (americansforprosperity.org)
  • In-kind" policies allow patients to see contracted providers and receive no bill, with care from non-contracted providers being partially reimbursed (with patients responsible for the balance). (fraserinstitute.org)
  • This opens up the possibility that providers of high quality care are falsely deemed inefficient and vice versa. (whiterose.ac.uk)
  • We use multilevel modelling to address the clustering of patients in providers and isolate unexplained cost variation. (whiterose.ac.uk)
  • Providers cannot bill patients for the balance of beyond the allowable fee. (typepad.com)
  • These providers can charge patients their fee. (typepad.com)
  • If providers do not accept Medicare, patients should understand their liability for the fee. (typepad.com)
  • Providers receive non-recourse funding when a patient makes their first payment - helping them effectively manage the bill and focus on their health. (flywire.com)
  • The patient then spends hours, days, or weeks to research options, reach out to service providers, and coordinate their own care. (salesforce.com)
  • Unite Us creates an ecosystem of health care providers and social service agencies that work together in a quality and accountable network that takes care of the whole person. (salesforce.com)
  • Patient participation increases accessibility, increases the safety of patients, and increases patient satisfaction, while also causing healthcare providers to have more empathy and better communication skills. (wikipedia.org)
  • The regulatory environment in which a VBC system that includes patients' records, facilitates model is employed must be conducive to continuity of care among providers, facilities and developing alternative purchasing arrangements the funder. (who.int)
  • Community-based programs should strengthen efforts to ensure that older Americans have the information necessary to participate with their health-care providers in medication management. (cdc.gov)
  • MSD prevalence and claim costs in therapy personnel are high enough to deserve more attention. (cdc.gov)
  • Jim Cramer checks in with GoodRX CEO Doug Hirsch after the CNBC's Disruptor 50 company launched its GoodRx Care service to help patients find cheaper medical services. (cnbc.com)
  • A study by JAMA in 2014 illustrated a substantial difference in mean costs for services provided by independent doctors, hospital-owned doctors and multi-hospital-owned doctors. (prnewswire.com)
  • For decades, the healthcare industry has provided little insight into health care prices, preventing patients from understanding the price of care in advance of receiving healthcare services-a staggering majority of patients cannot compare medical costs. (prnewswire.com)
  • The country's private sector plays a significant role in the provision and (to a lesser extent) financing of health-care services. (fraserinstitute.org)
  • The expectation of cost-sharing in Australia for health-care services will, for the most part, depend on where a patient receives care and if they choose to be treated as a private patient. (fraserinstitute.org)
  • Deductibles are the major form of cost-sharing for core services. (fraserinstitute.org)
  • DPC memberships are private doctor-patient agreements offering a range of preventive care services in exchange for a monthly fee of approximately $50 to $100 per person. (heartland.org)
  • BayCare has launched a new price estimator tool to help people plan financially and shop ahead for health care services. (baycare.org)
  • Our mission is to improve the health of all we serve through community-owned health care services that set the standard for high-quality, compassionate care. (baycare.org)
  • Transforming pharmacy care starts with understanding where you are in the journey and then designing the right set of robotics, smart devices, software, and services, optimized by experts, to achieve your medication management goals. (rxinsider.com)
  • Patients receiving immediate course access reported considerably greater self-efficacy and energy at 6-month follow-up, but reported no statistically significant reductions in routine health services utilisation over the same time period. (bmj.com)
  • They calculated the round-trip distance, travel time, travel costs, injuries and fatalities avoided, and greenhouse gas emissions that patients would have generated had they gone for in-person ambulatory services instead of telehealth services. (ucdavis.edu)
  • It recommended telehealth ambulatory services as a patient-friendly mode of care, even when the pandemic is over. (ucdavis.edu)
  • Washington DC: According to a recent study, integrated health care for chronic high-burden disorders is feasible and health services might provide high-quality services for less money than with the existing model of separate vertical care for each condition. (indiatimes.com)
  • Repeated unnecessary 911 calls are a common drain on the manpower and finances of emergency medical services, but a pilot program that identified Baltimore City's top 911 callers and coupled them with a case worker has succeeded in drastically cutting the number of such calls while helping callers get proper care. (oandpnews.org)
  • It's a tale as old as time: A patient leaves a doctor's office with a list of referrals to secure basic living necessities, like housing, food, transportation, or specialized healthcare services. (salesforce.com)
  • This drastically reduces patient frustration and the amount of wait time to receive services. (salesforce.com)
  • Depending on the context, patient participation in health policy can refer to informed decision making, health advocacy, program development, policy implementation, and evaluation of services. (wikipedia.org)
  • Results from a large database study showed that less than half the youth and young adults hospitalized for a psychiatric event received follow-up care within 7 days, according to a study published in Psychiatric Services . (medscape.com)
  • Access to medicines and pharmaceutical services should be included as a basic part of health-care programs for the elderly and should include access to medicines for the geographically isolated and mobility-impaired. (cdc.gov)
  • This study assessed the 3-year attributable health care use and expenditure after UE trauma requiring acute surgical intervention, with specific focus on injuries that affect function of the hand and wrist. (ices.on.ca)
  • Mean direct health care costs attributable to UE trauma were $9210 (95% confidence interval [CI] 8880 to 9550) within 3 years. (ices.on.ca)
  • The study found substantial savings for patients and the environment, including eliminating the need to commute 53,664,391 miles - that's 113 round trips from Earth to the moon! (ucdavis.edu)
  • thus, implementing policies and admission practices to align hospital resources with patient care needs have the potential to reduce overall health care costs. (duke.edu)
  • Telehealth also saved an estimated 204 years of travel time, $33,540,244 travel-related costs and 42.4 injuries and 0.7 fatalities. (ucdavis.edu)
  • Increased incidence and severity of work place injuries can also create negative impacts on patient safety. (cdc.gov)
  • Impact of occupational injuries on nonworkers' compensation medical costs of patient -care workers. (cdc.gov)
  • Lift ing and exertion injuries decrease after implementation of an integrated hospital-wide safe patient handl ing and mobilisation programme. (cdc.gov)
  • Aaron Reynolds, CEO of SalesWorx, Inc., took a refreshing look at how to do this in his recent ChiroHealthUSA webinar , which also covers two other useful skills: how to make healthcare recommendations without looking like you're pitching a sale, and how to empower staff to act as patient advocates. (ilchiro.org)
  • A cost-effectiveness analysis was also conducted. (bmj.com)
  • The cost-effectiveness analysis showed that patients receiving immediate course access reported considerably greater health related quality of life, and a small reduction in costs. (bmj.com)
  • Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies and other pharmacoepidemiologic research should emphasize nonlethal side effects, efficacy, risks, compliance, and cost-effectiveness of medications. (cdc.gov)
  • ST. PAUL, MN - Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) today urged House members to oppose HF2414, a bill that would reinstate the $750 million health care provider tax. (americansforprosperity.org)
  • Americans are paying more than ever for health care. (ilchiro.org)
  • Infections account for 66% of postoperative complications and nearly one quarter of perioperative deaths in patients with DM. (medscape.com)
  • A key goal of the Affordable Care Act is to help people get health insurance who may have not been able to pay for it before. (npr.org)
  • The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. (jamanetwork.com)
  • Health facilities need to better manage their supply chains to ensure the availability of goods when needed while reducing unnecessary costs. (pods.com)
  • And after a diagnosis, many autoimmune patients rack up big bills as they explore treatment options. (kcbx.org)
  • A meta-analysis of 15 studies reported that hyperglycemia increased both in-hospital mortality and incidence of heart failure in patients admitted for acute myocardial infarction, independent of a previous diagnosis of DM, demonstrating that the presence of DM is not as important as the control of blood glucose concentrations. (medscape.com)
  • Most cancer patients have no access to screening, early diagnosis, treatment or palliative care. (who.int)
  • The result, in the absence of a pricing mechanism, contributes to rationed care-something all too familiar for Canadians who've experienced long delays in accessing medical professionals for care. (fraserinstitute.org)
  • The radiotherapist now attends daily palliative multidisciplinary team meetings, and is able to expedite care for patients who need urgent care. (hsj.co.uk)
  • The average lead time for emergency palliative patients has now fallen from 34.2 to 18.5 hours. (hsj.co.uk)
  • Enough knowledge and evidence exist for preventing one third of all cancers, providing effective treatment for a further one third and providing pain relief and palliative care for all cases. (who.int)
  • In addition, treatment exists to help relieve pain and provide palliative care. (who.int)
  • For example, making sure that a diabetic patient does not run out of strips for the glucose monitor can prevent a frantic 911 call for a non-emergency. (oandpnews.org)
  • Mitts says that only adds to long-term complications and costs. (npr.org)
  • In addition to postoperative infectious complications, postoperative myocardial ischemia is increased among patients with DM undergoing cardiac and noncardiac surgery. (medscape.com)
  • Introduction: Pulmonary embolism is one of the complications of COVID-19, with reported incidence ranging from 3 to 33 % in non-ICU patients to as high as 40% among ICU patients. (who.int)
  • Accounting for variation in the quality of care is a major challenge for the assessment of hospital cost performance. (whiterose.ac.uk)
  • While variation exists in how patients are involved in the design and development of patient decision tools, prioritizing user involvement in needs assessment, reviewing content development, prototyping, and pilot and usability testing benefits the development of these tools. (wikipedia.org)
  • More than half of the records in provider directories are inaccurate, meaning patients often lack the most basic information to access high-quality healthcare. (prnewswire.com)
  • AFP-MN believes the legislature should focus on reforms that don't raise taxes on patients already struggling to afford the care they need and pursue alternatives that increase access and lower costs for all Minnesotans. (americansforprosperity.org)
  • Dr. Michael Stevenson, owner and founder of Direct Access Family Care-located in Poplar Bluff, Missouri-says he started encouraging DPC patients to combine their DPC membership with an LD membership in December 2015 to increase value and options for patients. (heartland.org)
  • It means more patients across the state can count on the system to notify their doctor when they're admitted to the hospital and give doctors access to their health history so they receive the right care at the right time. (bcbs.com)
  • However, some online programs might utilize digital materials or provide access to e-books, which could reduce costs compared to traditional printed materials. (alliedhealthnetwork.org)
  • The program, called Operation Care, was conceived and implemented by the non-profit agency Baltimore HealthCare Access and ran as a 3-month pilot in 2008. (oandpnews.org)
  • The original idea was to help these frequent callers get better access to medical and other care and in doing so, Baltimore City ended up saving money and resources - a welcome side-effect," Michael Rinke, MD, pediatrician and a quality and safety expert, Johns Hopkins Children's Center and lead author of the report, stated in a press release. (oandpnews.org)
  • The cost is £7.20 (about $10.80). (hubpages.com)
  • 115 South African rand (US$ 7.20) per patient, continual improvement efforts and trigger similar to the average FFS paid by GEMS to proactive intervention tasks in care plans. (who.int)
  • Such survey results, as demonstrated by references to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Culture of Safety survey, are often focused on patient safety and lack measures related to employee safety (The Joint Commission, 2018). (cdc.gov)
  • Swisslog Healthcare delivers exceptional patient care with innovations from the core of the central pharmacy to enhance performance workflow efficiency, improve accuracy, and increase safety. (rxinsider.com)
  • PCEC is a care coordination model designed to improve health care and reduce costs specifically for employee-patients, or their family members, with multiple chronic illnesses who are in a health plan offered by self-funded companies. (express-press-release.net)
  • In England, self care support is being developed through the "Expert Patients Programme", which provides lay-led generic courses to improve patients' self care skills. (bmj.com)
  • The aim was to reduce waiting times and improve care quality for these patients. (hsj.co.uk)
  • Informing and involving patients to improve the quality of medical decisions. (jamanetwork.com)
  • A health information exchange (HIE) is a system containing patient medical records, health insurance claim information and results from major laboratories. (bcbs.com)
  • Results - We matched patients with trauma ( n = 26 123) to noninjured patients ( n = 104 353). (ices.on.ca)
  • Results The matched subsample of 1196 patients from 9326 SHCS and 2355 claim records was representative for all SHCS patients on ART. (uzh.ch)
  • RESULTS: Of the 1,236 study patients with an abnormal LFT, 13 had chronic viral hepatitis (nine hepatitis B and four hepatitis C). The strategy advocated by the current guidelines (repeating the LFT with a view to testing for specific disease if it remained abnormal) was less efficient (more expensive per case detected) than a simple policy of testing all patients for viral hepatitis without repeating LFTs. (bris.ac.uk)
  • The results are broadly the same for the two different measures, Cost per NWAU and Comparable Cost of Care. (aihw.gov.au)
  • Some patients become angry when their symptoms don't respond to standard treatments, either levothyroxine or that drug in combination with another hormone, says Douglas Ross, an endocrinologist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. (kcbx.org)
  • Australian patients can choose to be treated in hospital as either a public or private patient. (fraserinstitute.org)
  • So in the case of healthcare, a hospital supply chain is best defined as the process of regularly optimizing medical supply activities to provide patients the best possible care while considering the value of all costs involved. (pods.com)
  • A hospital assistant rolling a cart full of patient charts down a corridor. (bcbs.com)
  • The report focuses specifically on patient and hospital experiences with prior authorization and payment delays, denials and appeals. (aha.org)
  • The American Hospital Association (AHA) is a not-for-profit association of health care provider organizations and individuals that are committed to the health improvement of their communities. (aha.org)
  • Different universal health systems in different countries have varying arrangements, as to whether patients pay for visiting a GP, or for hospital stays or long-term drugs. (hubpages.com)
  • While in hospital, patients are fed and watered, and this is also free. (hubpages.com)
  • costs were almost twice as high from the lowest to the highest hospital, ranging from $3,700 to $6,800. (aihw.gov.au)
  • After unexpected hospital stays, many patients are worried about high costs and want to manage the expense effectively. (flywire.com)
  • Identifying unmet patient expectations via critical review of five simulated hospital rooms. (cdc.gov)
  • Congress and the Administration need to act now to hold commercial insurers accountable for actions that delay patient care, contribute to clinician burnout and workforce shortages, and increase costs. (aha.org)
  • Supporting patients' self care could have a major effect on the management of long-term conditions, which has led to worldwide interest in effective self care interventions. (bmj.com)
  • Fourteen states determined that insurers-health insurers or property casualty insurers like workers' compensation insurers-are not obligated to reimburse the costs of medical cannabis. (cdc.gov)
  • This case study focuses on the development and effects of the Advanced Illness Management program at Sutter Health in Northern California, where nurses and social workers engage terminally ill patients, elicit and document their goals, and support them as they navigate their physical and emotional challenges. (commonwealthfund.org)
  • It is one of several tools BayCare has deployed to help customers navigate their health care costs. (baycare.org)