The burden of healthcare expenses on patients is a growing problem for hospitals and patients alike. Hospitals are losing about $7.5 billion in out-of-pocket medical expenses that...
Patients are paying significantly more for healthcare these days. The typical patient spent $10,739 in 2017, compared to just $355 in 1970. And the percentage of...
Between 2015 and 2017, patients’ direct responsibility for their healthcare payments grew by 29.4 percent, according to a study by Black Book. On average, that...
Providers can improve the customer experience and bottom line with the power of data and analytics. Introduction In an increasingly competitive and consumer-driven healthcare...
Rudyard Kipling famously wrote, “Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet.” That was once true of care...
In the “good old days,” U.S. healthcare was basically free – at least that’s what patients with a good insurance plan believed. You may...