About Half of Hospital Executives Plan to Implement Accountable Care Organization
Growing numbers of hospital executives plan to implement accountable care organizations (ACO) in 2014, according to one study, but a second study revealed that nearly half of the executives remain skeptical of their benefits. ACOs...
Healthcare Management: Job Description, Salary, and Education
Medical and health services managers, sometimes called healthcare administrators, are responsible for the planning, coordination and direction of medical health services within the healthcare facility in which they work. The role of medical and...
New Timeline Proposed for EHR Implementation
The adoption and use of electronic health records (EHRs) by hospitals and physicians has grown rapidly since the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act became law – creating Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs –...
Digital Health Records Save Health Care Costs
Dgital health records can reduce healthcare spending