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Many Skeptical Patients Do Meet Financial Assistance Criteria
Millions of people are uninsured, unemployed, and unable to pay their hospital bills. Patient access is stepping in to offer all kinds of help.
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Decline in Medicare Readmissions Likely Not Caused by Reduction Program
Results of a comprehensive study, analyzing more than 6 million Medicare admissions, revealed declining 30-day hospital readmissions from 2009 to 2014. Some policymakers have attributed the decline to the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, introduced in 2010. But researchers found the declining readmissions also could be explained by declining hospital admission rates over the same period.
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Case Study: Small-Town Hospital Adopted Telemedicine
Two years ago, Dosher Memorial Hospital was losing one of its three hospitalists. This small-town hospital in Southport, NC, needed to fill the slot quickly, which had never been easy. Yet without that hospitalist, there would be no overnight coverage.
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CMS Relaxes Telemedicine Regulations
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals received the go-ahead to expand telemedicine/telehealth services via a waiver from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. This was focused on limiting community spread of the virus, as well as reducing the exposure to other patients and staff members to slow viral spread.
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How COVID-19 Changed Hospital Telemedicine
Telemedicine was in the spotlight as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relaxed regulations that had limited application of teleservices throughout the country. Many hospitals quickly engaged telemedicine services to connect providers with patients and families. Now, with the initial surge a few months past, healthcare analysts are assessing the lessons learned.
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Case Managers Can Help Patients Improve Digital Health Literacy
Digital solutions make it easier for patients to access health information and improve their self-care, but some barriers and disparities remain. These challenges are particularly acute for older patients, some ethnic and racial minority groups, and others.
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Case Managers Help Patients Bridge the Digital Divide Before Discharge
Since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down in-person social life across the world, digital solutions in healthcare exploded in use. Healthcare providers found that some patients struggled with digital health literacy.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The author answers recently submitted questions from readers.
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Affordable Care Act’s Changes Reduced Surgery Costs for Low-Income Patients
Obtaining insurance through the Affordable Care Act exchanges was associated with better financial protection among low-income surgical patients eligible for both cost-sharing and premium subsidies, but not for middle-income patients eligible for only premium subsidies.