Modern Healthcare April 6, 2017
As the healthcare industry looks to cut costs and improve care in 2017, executives say they’re pursuing new strategies in 2017 to boost access to outpatient care, according to a new survey.
The emergence of new technology coupled with pressure to lower healthcare costs and better integrate care have driven health systems to treat patients via cheaper outpatient settings. Healthcare organizations have since looked for new ways to streamline delivery, minimize expenses and boost market share across the outpatient landscape.
There has been a proliferation of new entry points via retail clinics, urgent care centers and virtual access as the demand for consumer-focused care grows, said Ben Umansky, managing director of Advisory Board, which published its Annual Health Care CEO...
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