Apr 16, 2018 | Laboratory News, Laboratory Operations, Laboratory Pathology, Laboratory Testing, Managed Care Contracts & Payer Reimbursement, Management & Operations
Recent studies exploring the economics behind the high price of US healthcare independently point to the price of labor, goods, services, administrative costs, and pharmaceuticals as primary reason why the US spends almost twice as much as peer countries on healthcare It is regularly reported that the cost of healthcare in the United States is notably more expensive that in most developed nations. Overutilization of medical services in this country is often given as a reason why this is true....
Dec 10, 2010 | Laboratory Management and Operations, Laboratory Pathology, Management & Operations
One Outcome is Fewer Hospital Inpatient Admissions, Resulting in Lower Costs and Increased Doctors’ Income Early evidence indicates that patient-centered medical homes (PCMH) may be great for patients and beneficial to primary-care physicians and insurers—but not as favorable for hospitals because of reduced inpatient admissions. The good news for pathologist and clinical laboratory is a medical home program appears to improve utilization of medical laboratory tests. The basic idea...
