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Drugs are more expensive, doctors are paid more, and suppliers charge more for medical equipment than other countries. [48] Journalist Todd Hixon reported on a study that U.S. spending on physicians per person is about five times higher than peer countries, $1,600 versus $310, as much as 37% of the gap with other countries.
Megan McCormick, second from right, drove up with a group of nurses to Morganton, N.C., to help out in UNC Health Blue Ridge’s emergency department. McCormick is the clinical leader of UNC ...
The Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP, pronounced "H-Cup") is a family of healthcare databases and related software tools and products from the United States that is developed through a Federal-State-Industry partnership and sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
[30] [31] Choice Health Alliance had wanted to refinance the bonds of Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital. After the rising interest rates of bonds Choice Health Alliance and Adventist Health System were dropped as partners. [30] [31] Before Choice Health Alliance was dropped there had been rumors that the partnership had soured. [25]
An analysis by the Washington Post last December of California hospice data found that the proportion of patients who were discharged alive from the health service rose by about 50 percent between 2002 and 2012. Profit per patient quintupled to $1,975 in California, the newspaper reported.
A biomedical engineering/equipment technician/technologist ('BMET ') or biomedical engineering/equipment specialist (BES or BMES) is typically an electro-mechanical technician or technologist who ensures that medical equipment is well-maintained, properly configured, and safely functional. In healthcare environments, BMETs often work with or ...
Website. www.hhs.gov. The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is a cabinet-level executive branch department of the U.S. federal government created to protect the health of the U.S. people and providing essential human services. Its motto is "Improving the health, safety, and well-being of America". [2]
As a third-year apprentice learning how to service HVAC equipment, she now makes more than $30 an hour and says choosing the program is one of the best decisions she's ever made. "I'm not gonna ...