The large insurance companies disease Teaming with hospitals to reduce the costs of health care

The large insurance companies disease Teaming with hospitals to reduce the costs of health care -

Anthem Blue Cross , the largest health insurance company in California, decided to contribute $ 6 million for California hospitals in an effort to improve patient safety and reduce costs of unnecessary health care.

An example, according Medscape.com are hospital-acquired infections (nosocomial infections) as providers costs of approximately $ 4.5 billion per year. This translates to more than 2 million extended hospital stays a year because of nosocomial infections.

We think it's a great thing that the hymn can contribute to help solve this problem.

California health care providers will also plan to meet all business quarters to discuss practices to reduce medical problems and compare data. These quarterly meetings will also pave the way for coordination between suppliers, better sharing of useful information and distribute accountability to another in order to make improvements.

This of course is a good thing. By taking initiatives to improve the quality and care, hospitals will reduce mortality rates, medical errors and repeat visits. These additional measures will save hospitals, insurers and insured money while controlling the costs of health care rising.

Kaiser Permanente is another big health insurance company has made efforts to improve the quality of hospital care. This nonprofit insurer collects and shares data with hospitals about patients' infections, which significantly decreased the number of nosocomial infections in the Kaiser Permanente HMO hospitals.

Infection Prevention and prolonged stays in hospital can be part of the key to reducing the rising costs of health care across the United States and it's great to see insurers take the reins.

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