Hospitals weigh costs as new tech drives bills higher
Iowa hospitals face a cost crunch as prices rise faster than inflation. Cedar Rapids bills for a Mono infection case show charges while national and state data reveal growing outpatient care, staffing, and high tech equipment costs. Hospital leaders stress smarter buying, outpatient care, and cautious tech investments.
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Cedar Rapids
Lisa
Iowa
National Chamber of Commerce
American Hospital Association
A. James Tinker
Mercy Hospital
Mercy
St. Luke's Hospital
Blue Cross
Edar Rapids St. Luke's
Wallace
Venarda
Lowa
Iowa Hospital
Wilson Strong Jr
Don Dunn
The
Iowa Hospital Association
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Department of Radiology
St. Luke's
Ospitals
Health Policy Corporation of Iowa
Iowa Health Facilities Council
Iowa Department of Health
Dunn
Linn County
Iowa hospitals cut costs under voluntary effort program
Iowa’s 135 licensed community hospitals share cost saving tactics via the Voluntary Effort program. Measures include switching film sizes, new time clocks to reduce overtime, lower grade paper, plastic liner changes, beverage reductions, and a computerized energy management system projected to save hundreds of thousands yearly across Mercy facilities and others.
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Iowa City
Mercy Hospital
Mary Venarda
Iowa Hospital Association
Iowa
Marian Health Center
Sioux
Cit
Mercy
Cedar Rapid
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Cello and
Vinton
Glossary of health care terms and definitions
A glossary defining health care concepts including Blue Cross Blue Shield outpatient and inpatient services Medicare Medicaid utilization CAT SCANNER and D&C. It explains non profit plans hospital and doctor payments for the needy and the meaning of a dilation and curettage procedure.
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Blue Cross
Blue Shield
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