To stay fiscally healthy, state's hospitals want fewer patients
Monday, March 5, 2012 - 01:00
in Health & Medicine
Healthcare reforms will mandate more treatment in doctors' offices and clinics. The changes take effect in 2014, but some California institutions are trying to get an early start.To survive the unprecedented challenges coming with federal healthcare reform, California hospitals are upending their bedrock financial model: They are trying to keep some patients out of their beds.