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Coverage expansion, utilization increases lead to health spending growth

Christina Thielst Healthcare Administration

A new analysis from the Office of the Actuary at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) estimates that 2015 healthcare spending in the United States grew at a rate of 5.8 percent and reached $3.2 trillion. In comparison, 2014 spending increased 5.3 percent, following five consecutive years of historically low growth from 2009 to 2013.

Physician exchange of electronic data rises, but still a ways to go

Scott E. Rupp Healthcare Administration

The National Center for Health Statistics (a division of the CDC) recently published a data brief on variations in physician office health data exchange by state in 2015. The brief is filled with interesting data, much of which is instructive and eye-opening.

8 lease warnings for commercial tenants

Dale Willerton and Jeff Grandfield Retail

Opening a business and leasing space from a landlord may feel like a marriage, but it's not. Commercial tenants need to get that notion out of their heads. With commercial leasing, a commercial landlord will have many different partners — even several hundred or thousands of tenants — and many different motivations for the relationship. The tenant, on the other hand, has only one landlord and one motivation for leasing space — as a means to an end to do business.

Healthcare price transparency: A tough pill to swallow

Jason Poquette Healthcare Administration

In a 2014 Wall Street Journal articleNo matter what side of the political fence you sit on, healthcare price transparency is a factor that most feel is important. President-elect Donald Trump included a reference to this in his healthcare reform platform, stating that he would "require price transparency from all healthcare providers, especially doctors and healthcare organizations like clinics and hospitals." Similarly, Hilary Clinton acknowledged the importance of this issue, stating on her website that "we must do more to shine a light on healthcare prices."

5 steps for creating a seamless dental marketing plan

Sarah Moore Oral & Dental Healthcare

No one needs to tell you that getting and keeping patients is a critical factor in your business success. Perhaps the critical factor, considering your practice won't go far without anyone to serve. You already know this, of course, but what you may not know is that each client you snag is worth between $10,000 and $45,000 over a 20-year span. Multiply that by three to five in the case of a family, and the numbers really add up.

Top 3 traps in a dental office lease

Jeremy D. Behar Oral & Dental Healthcare

The details in your dental office lease can cost you hundreds of thousands of dollars in traps and pitfalls, easily making it one of the most significant documents you will ever sign. Landlords use the lease as a tool to make as much money as they can from a dentist, making it particularly critical that the terms and clauses within it are set up to help protect you, rather than hinder you.

Trump presidency likely to bring major changes to healthcare

Joan Spitrey Healthcare Administration

Now that the 2016 election season has come to a close, there really is only one thing most are agreeing on — they are glad it's finally over. Since the first political ad aired more than 500 days ago, the race to the White House has been one of the most divisive and hotly contested campaigns in modern history.

Health systems science: The third pillar of medical education

Christina Thielst Healthcare Administration

The American Medical Association (AMA) will soon release their new "Health Systems Science" textbook to help prepare students to become physicians who understand how patients receive and access care in today's healthcare systems. The focus of the text is on value in healthcare, patient safety, quality improvement, teamwork and team science, leadership, clinical informatics, population health, socio-ecological determinants of health, healthcare policy and healthcare economics.

California sets the bar for violence against healthcare workers

Joan Spitrey Healthcare Administration

When most healthcare workers head into their jobs, the threat of violence is usually not a major concern. It was not really on my radar when I went to work one night in the emergency department (ED) of a busy New York City hospital. Sure, we saw some upset patients and family, but that is just par for the course when working in the ED. After all, our doors were locked, and we had multiple security officers stationed throughout our busy ED. However, this night was going to be different.

5 ways dentist offices can create a better customer experience

Susan McCullah Oral & Dental Healthcare

Long gone are the days of the product or service you offer speaking for itself. With today's sophisticated consumers, the end result is only a tiny part of their satisfaction. They expect the entire process to be pleasant and valuable.

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