AquinaNovember 20, 2020
The continuing rise in popularity of high-deductible health insurance plans has given way to something called healthcare consumerism. For the uninitiated, healthcare consumerism is [...]
As we’ve talked about in a previous post, an unintended consequence of increased patient responsibility has been rising expectations around the patient experience itself. [...]
Over the past months, news reports have shared stories of overwhelmed hospitals: emergency departments swamped by patients, shortages of ICU beds and ventilators, and [...]
From California to New York, health systems and hospitals have been cracking down on elective procedures and limiting who has access to in-person health [...]
For months, elective procedures ranging from cancer surgeries to nose jobs were canceled to make way for COVID-19 patients and to protect hospital staff [...]
Health organizations combatting the COVID-19 pandemic are facing significant pressure, much of which is financial. The most pressing are decreases in cash flow resulting [...]
As our country works to battle major health threats, healthcare providers continue to put themselves on the front lines for the sake of patients. [...]
Just a few months back, COVID-19 took the world by storm. It’s no secret that the global economy is struggling under the weight of [...]To measure a health system’s financial standing, most analysts will review a hospital operating margin and cash position. The operating margin gives an idea [...]