Tag: healthcare spending
The clash between mission and revenue for not-for-profit, tax-exempt hospitals
Hospitals represent one of the largest industries in the U.S., with revenues greater than $1.4 trillion. The American Hospital Association reports that there are...
Tying healthcare waste and spending to productivity incentives
A 74-year-old woman was recently hospitalized for a pulmonary embolus from acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the mildly edematous left lower leg. She...