Archive for July, 2013
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Patient Registry on Steroids
Population health management calls for a comprehensive patient registry, something you can't do on an old-fashioned rolodex. Those companies fortunate and forward-thinking enough to have started an on-site clinic years ago, now probably have massive electronic patient registries, but nothing that ...
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The 38-day, $60,000 Emergency Room Visit
Hard to believe, I know, but a patient actually spent 38 days in a hospital emergency room in 2012 waiting for a bed to become available in a psychiatric facility. This isn't a "medical" event, but mental health costs are soaring and contribute to absenteeism, too. The Agency for Healthcare Rese...
