Health Populi

MAY 27, 2025

This year, we learn that outpatient care and pharmacy were the two line items most responsible for driving the PPO cost up to over $35K: pharmacy costs rose 9.7% and outpatient facility care grew by 8.5% for the average patient.

Billing 71

Billing Outpatient Care Follow-Up Medication 71

Scrubs

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

They schedule appointments, collect patient information, and ensure patient records are accurate and current. Their organization and attention to detail contribute to efficient patient care and a positive patient experience.

Medical Assistant 147

Medical Assistant Medical Administrative Assistant Medication Medical Terminology 147

Guideway Care

APRIL 9, 2024

While the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey is a significant tool in measuring patient satisfaction, it represents a single aspect of the overall patient experience. This is possible by integrating HCAHPS findings with broader patient experience information.

Patient Satisfaction 52

Patient Satisfaction Patient Experience Discharges Follow-Up 52

Health Populi

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The study also gauged consumers’ satisfaction with ambulatory care and hospitals, whose benchmarks barely shifted between 2020 and 2021: Inpatient care remained flat at an index of 70. Outpatient care inched up from 73 to 74. Emergency room experience stayed at an index of a (low) 66.

Insurance 78

Insurance Outpatient Care Follow-Up Hospital 78

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

To understand and empathize with this moment in radiology, here are a few important statistics that paint the picture and provider food-for-thought in helping us ask the right questions to solve for as we go wide-eyed and bullish on shiny news things in radiology (including AI in its many forms).

Communication 87

Communication Triage Diagnostics Outpatient Care 87

Guideway Care

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Initiated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in 2013, TCM is focused on strengthening care coordination while striving to diminish instances of patients returning to the hospital after discharge. This lack of timely information can interrupt continuity of care and create challenges during patient transfers.

Discharges 52

Discharges Patient Satisfaction Follow-Up Transfers 52

CareerStep

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Their dual expertise in patient care and office management allows facilities to operate efficiently. Why this role is emerging: With the rise of outpatient care centers, telemedicine, and primary care expansions, medical assistants help bridge gaps between patient care and office management.

Sterilization 52

Sterilization Certification Long Term Care Medical Assistant 52