This is an opinion editorial by Ricardo Martinez, MD, the chief medical officer of Adeptus on how free-standing Emergency Departments can help improve access to emergency care. Hospital-based emergency departments in the U.S. continue to be overwhelmed with more patients each year, while the number of facilities decreases. This trend places an immense burden on… Read More
St. Luke’s Health System of Kansas City is working on an array of tiny hospitals that will have just eight to 10 beds for overnight stays as well as round-the-clock emergency rooms equipped and staffed like the ERs in their big parent hospitals.The micro trend, gaining traction nationally, provides one more option for patients beside… Read More
The bipartisan legislation put forward this week would also allow off-campus hospital outpatient departments currently under construction to continue receiving higher rates than similar facilities that aren’t owned by hospitals. Bipartisan legislation introduced this week would tweak Medicare’s readmissions program to adjust for socio-economic status of patients. It would also allow off-campus hospital outpatient departments… Read More
