New Pricing Transparency Rules Favor In-network Data
Price transparency has been a hot topic over the past few years. It all began with the Hospital Price Transparency Rule, which was passed in 2020 just as the COVID-19 pandemic began to complicate the health care industry. This legislation went into effect in 2021,...
Personalized, Affordable Health Plans Prove to be More Engaging
Nearly 88% of people looking for health insurance value personalization in their plans as much or more than they did one year ago. It’s no surprise that this number has skyrocketed, since the COVID-19 pandemic magnified problems many members had with their health...
Role Clarity Improves Patient Outcomes
With a combination of medical jargon, abbreviations, and acronyms, it’s all too common for patients to be left in the dark about their health care treatment. That’s why the term ‘alphabet soup’ is often used to describe professional titles in the field of medicine. If...
Better Outcomes To Be Seen From Primary Care Clinics for Older Adults
In response to the growing number of senior citizens in the U.S., Humana has begun creating primary care centers with integrated care teams. Such centers have been designed to better address older adults’ social needs in tandem with complex medical conditions. The...
Lifestyle-Based Treatment Can Help Slow and Prevent Dementia
Recent research has shown that a lifestyle-based treatment program targeting brain health reduced dementia risk by 30%. The results of this 2-year program were compared to those yielded from standard provider recommendations, including generic guidance such as eating...
Three Steps to Improve Patient Compliance Within Your Provider Network
A Notable survey conducted in March of 2022 found that over 60% of patients chose not to visit the doctor in the past year. These individuals cited scheduling difficulties as the chief reason for their decision. As health insurance companies strive to improve patient...
Biofeedback Program Shows Potential to Reduce Clinician Burnout
Burnout is a serious problem facing health care workers, and it can have a devastating impact on patient care. A recent study from the American Medical Association and its university partners shows that more than half of physicians in the United States report feeling...
Varied EHR Usability Can Impact Provider Retention and Patient Outcomes
The ease of day-to-day operations plays a significant role in the reported job satisfaction of health care providers. Recent research has found that the usability of their organization's electronic health records (EHRs) system to be a key indicator of job...
Emergency Room Violence Impacting Provider and Patient Well-Being
A 2022 study by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) aimed to understand how many emergency health care providers have been exposed to violent incidents. Results showed that over half (55%) of emergency room physicians have personally been assaulted at...
Pandemic Not The Leading Cause of Youth Mental Health Crisis
It has been reported widely in the news media that the pandemic was the chief reason for rising mental health concerns in children and young adults. A recent study conducted by the Employee Benefit Research Institute, which tracks trends in employer-sponsored health...