Resources on hospital quality boost choice comparison for employee-consumers
Tags: EMPLOYEE empowerment; CONSUMERS -- United States; MEDICAL care costs; HOSPITALS -- Cost of operation
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- Making the Transition to HSAs. Mseka, Ayo // Advisor Today;Jan2006, Vol. 101 Issue 1, p31
The article presents information on the need to implement a comprehensive, employee-education program so that they can make health-care decisions. Employees should be provided with information about their funds via a customized smart card that knows which account to draw funds from. They should...
- Hospitals outpace Rx as source of inflation. // Employee Benefit News;Nov2001, Vol. 15 Issue 14, p24
Reports the increase of health care costs in hospitals in the United States. Percentage rate accounted for hospital spending; Reasons for the increase of health care costs; Options left for employers to ease the financial burden.
- Researchers point to high administrative costs in hospitals. // H&HN: Hospitals & Health Networks;9/5/93, Vol. 67 Issue 17, p14
Cites a study published in the `New England Journal of Medicine' which reports that administrative costs account for a national average of 24.8 percent in 1990. Researchers' support for the adoption of a single-payer system; American Hospital Association officials' choice of Community Care...
- Hospitalists becoming a popular practice. Runy, Lee Ann // H&HN: Hospitals & Health Networks;Feb2003, Vol. 77 Issue 2, p24
Focuses on growth in the deployment of hospitalists in the U.S., as of February 2003. Effect of hospitalists on hospital cost reduction and quality of care; Details on job responsibilities and salary; Employment of hospitalists in various sectors such as insurance companies and multispecialty...
- Health Care Consumption Among Elderly Patients in California: A Comprehensive 10-Year Evaluation of Trends in Hospitalization Rates and Charges. Koziol, James A.; Zuraw, Bruce L.; Christiansen, Sandra C. // Gerontologist;Apr2002, Vol. 42 Issue 2, p207
Examines health care rates, charges and patterns of consumption from a comprehensive California hospitalization data set covering 1986 to 1995. Rates of hospital discharges fell between 1986 and 1995; Increase on hospital charges between 1986 and 1995; Effects of age and sex on hospital...
- Hospitals Boost Costs. Wechsler, Jill // Pharmaceutical Executive;Nov2001, Vol. 21 Issue 11, p28
Examines the factors that led to increased medical costs in the United States in 2000. Statistics on the increase in healthcare cost in 2000; Impact of the increase in medical costs in 2000 on employer-sponsored healthcare coverage; Factors that led to the decline in pharmaceutical spending in...
- Illinois Hospital Group Attacks Charity Care Proposals. Shields, Yvette // Bond Buyer;2/8/2006, Vol. 355 Issue 32315, p26
The article reports on the opposition of hospital and business groups in Illinois over the Tax-Exempt Hospital Responsibility Act. Under the bill, hospitals are required to spend 8 percent of their operating costs on uncompensated care for the uninsured and impoverished. The bill is viewed to...
- Cost of Care Related to Glaucoma Stage. // Review of Ophthalmology;Oct2007, Vol. 14 Issue 10, p102
The article reports on the increases in annual cost for glaucoma management. A research group reported that increases in the said annual cost are dominated by higher line intraocular pressure, higher baseline stage, medication and surgery. The group conducted a retrospective study on 151 U.S....
- Regulation redux. Tieman, Jeff; Fong, Tony // Modern Healthcare;6/9/2003, Vol. 33 Issue 23, p6
Focuses on the elimination of a provision to regulate hospital prices in a healthcare reform bill in Maine. Information on rate-setting system in hospitals; Details on the deal between healthcare organization and Maine Governor John Baldacci that led to the abolishment of the provision;...
