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Care New England was printing more than 47,000 reports per year at an average of 40 pages or 1,915,861 pieces of paper per year. These reports required distribution, storage and access to the printed reports upon demand. Access to the reports usually meant a delay because they were stored at another facility. Reports had to be located, picked up and delivered by a courier service. On top of those expenses were the costs involved in shredding and archiving.
A "medical home” concept has been generating a lot of attention because of its positive impact on healthcare finances and patient outcomes.
This paper discusses the impetus for this patient-centered approach, reviews conceptual and existing models, and examines the financial implications to hospitals and primary care physicians.
Multi-Specialty Healthcare Network Achieves 20 Percent Annual Laboratory Cost Savings Through Automation and Integrated Analytics
Sole-Source Decision Results in Big Savings for Hospital in New York
During a recent expansion, PinnacleHealth looked to replace its imaging systems with a single-source vendor to increase diagnostic confidence and streamline workflow. PinnacleHealth selected Toshiba America Medical Systems.
Do Chiropractic Physician Services for Treatment of Low Back and Neck Pain Improve the Value of Health Benefit Plans? An Evidence-Based Assessment of Incremental Impact on Population Health and Total Health Care Spending.
Gaston Memorial Hospital partnered with Emergency Medicine Physicians, in August of 2005 in an effort to redefine the way Emergency Care was provided to the community.
Dr. Karen L. Smith, MD, PA is a solo family doctor located in North Carolina. Dr. Smith has offered her patients the convenience of “virtual office visits” since 2005 through Medfusion’s secure patient-provider communication. This innovative solution enables Dr. Smith to maintain continuous care of her patients – improving patient satisfaction and driving revenue for her practice.
Alcatel-Lucent provides solutions that enable service providers, enterprises, and governments to deliver voice, data and video communications. As a global technology leader, Alcatel-Lucent offers a secure, always-on communications framework for the dynamic enterprise that interconnects people, processes, networks, and knowledge, resulting in rich customer interactions, improved operational performance and exceptional business results.
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