Medicare patients Archives - HIT Leaders and News https://us.hitleaders.news/tag/medicare-patients/ Healthcare Innovations and technology news and views Fri, 31 Mar 2023 01:04:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Outpatient Departments Treat Sicker & Lower-Income Patients Than Other Sites of Ambulatory Care https://us.hitleaders.news/providers/40022/outpatient-departments-treat-sicker-lower-income-patients-than-other-sites-of-ambulatory-care/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=outpatient-departments-treat-sicker-lower-income-patients-than-other-sites-of-ambulatory-care Tue, 28 Mar 2023 00:53:48 +0000 https://us.hitleaders.news/?p=40022 A new study released  by the American Hospital Association (AHA) shows that Medicare patients who receive care in a hospital outpatient department (hospital outpatient department) are more likely to come from medically underserved populations and be sicker and more complex to treat than Medicare patients treated in independent physician offices (IPO) and ambulatory surgical centers (ASC).  

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