Michelle Andrews For decades, U.S. hospitals have frequently stonewalled people who wished to know ahead of time how significantly their treatment would price tag. Now which is transforming — but there is a vigorous discussion over what hospitals are disclosing. Underneath a federal rule in outcome given that 2021, hospitals […]
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Paramedics at Ben Taub General Hospital speed a patient with a gunshot wound to the trauma team for further care. Ben Taub is the largest safety-net hospital in Houston. Gregory Smith/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Gregory Smith/Corbis via Getty Images Paramedics at Ben Taub General Hospital speed […]
Jennifer Mitchell thumbs through her husband’s medical records from his time at the Montana State Hospital. Records show doctors took Mitchell’s husband off some of his congestive heart failure medications. Mitchell says she was never consulted. Aaron Bolton/Montana Public Radio hide caption toggle caption Aaron Bolton/Montana Public Radio Jennifer Mitchell […]
China Professional medical University Medical center in Taichung, Taiwan has established its capability in electronic wellness by scoring very well above the world-wide normal in the most current HIMSS Electronic Wellness Indicator. The DHI actions an organisation’s development in building a digital health ecosystem in 4 dimensions: predictive analytics, interoperability, […]
On Dec. 7, 2021, more than a dozen surgeons convened a meeting at their hospital, HCA Florida Bayonet Point in Hudson, Florida. Their concerns about patient safety at the 290-bed acute care facility owned by HCA Healthcare Inc. had been intensifying for months and the doctors had requested the meeting to push […]
Jeff and Kareen King received a hospital bill for $160,000 a few weeks after Jeff had a procedure to restore his heart rhythm. Bram Sable-Smith/KHN hide caption toggle caption Bram Sable-Smith/KHN Jeff and Kareen King received a hospital bill for $160,000 a few weeks after Jeff had a procedure to […]