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Acceptability of Hospital-at-Home Care and Capacity for Caregiver Burden
This study surveyed a representative US population about aspects of hospital-at-home care, including acceptability and willingness to perform caregiving tasks.
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Study: Americans Find Hospital-at-Home Care Appealing and Safe
Most people see hospital-level care provided in a patient’s home as convenient, comfortable and effective.
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Are “All or Nothing” Contracts by Hospital Systems Anti-Competitive?—Evidence from a Recent Antitrust Lawsuit
The study sheds light on how the adoption of “all-or-nothing” contracting by multi-hospital systems can eliminate competitive constraints, enabling them to command significantly higher prices.
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Fitting in? Physician Practice Style After Forced Relocation
Obstetric physician behavior change appears highly malleable and sensitive to the practice patterns of other physicians delivering newborns at the same hospital. Incentives and policies that encourage more appropriate clinical care norms hospital-wide could sharply improve physician treatment decisions, with benefits for maternal and infant outcomes.
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Hospitals and healthcare systems are under increasing pressure to improve outcomes while reducing costs. This comes as they are also grappling with policy changes, new technologies, and an aging population. Schaeffer Center researchers are analyzing these effects and what they mean for healthcare and health outcomes overall.
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Financial Assistance and Payment Plans for Underinsured Patients Shopping for “Shoppable” Hospital Services
Most hospitals have 3 siloed offices for (1) financial assistance, (2) payment plans and discounts, and (3) upfront payment requirements. All relevant offices were unreachable in 3 attempted calls at 18.1% of hospitals.
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“Secret Shoppers” Find Most Hospitals Have Flexible Payment Options, but Details Are Hard to Come By
The study from the USC Schaeffer Center also found that 18% of hospitals could not be reached after three phone call attempts.
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Predicting Pressure Injury Risk in Hospitalised Patients Using Machine Learning with Electronic Health Records: a US Multilevel Cohort Study
The predictive algorithm with features generated by machine learning achieved significantly improved prediction of pressure injury risk.
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USC-Led Study Leverages Artificial Intelligence to Predict Risk of Bedsores in Hospitalized Patients
A new study in BMJ Open presents a new model for predicting patients most at risk of bedsores in hospitals
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Prevalence of Medical Payment Products Promoted on US Hospitals’ Websites
Research findings suggest that policies limiting hospitals’ promotion of MPPs may need to be coupled with efforts to stabilize hospital finances, as hospitals may be using MPP promotion when they lack the resources to offer long-term interest-free financing.
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USC Schaeffer Center Study Finds Few Hospitals Promoting Potentially Predatory Medical Payment Products
As Americans struggle to pay off billions of dollars of medical debt, consumer advocates are looking to rein in predatory lending practices. But a recent USC study finds concerns about hospitals offering medical payment products may be overblown.
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