The Digital Health Corner

APRIL 28, 2017

ACOs require scaling which small hospitals cannot provide. The costs for EHR and other technology acquisition and maintenance are too costly for smaller hospitals, and pressures of decreased payment rates are increasing on the provider side. Patients are affected directly and indirectly.

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Hospitals ACA Patient Satisfaction Payment Systems 60

Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

John Kao, CEO of Alignment Healthcare, shared today that only 12% percent of their Medicare Advantage membership accounts for approximately 74% percent of their institutional cost (hospital and facility costs), while conversely their “healthy” membership of 74% accounted for only 5% of their institutional costs.

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Nurses Hospitals ACA Patient Satisfaction 52

HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Section 1557, known as the “Health Care Rights Law,” is the main nondiscrimination provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Part of this landmark regulation asserts that language barriers must not hinder patients’ access to quality care. Carla Fogaren R.N.,

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Compliance ADA Informed Consent ACA 111

Health Populi

JUNE 28, 2019

They take their child the ER, and sit outside of the hospital looking at the sliding glass doors with their hand on their child’s forehead. .” She described a scenario of “any night in America, a parent sees their child with a temperature out of control” calling 911.

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Medicare Medicare Health Insurance Governance 70