The AHA is calling on CMS to "abandon further illegal cuts for 2020" that CMS says would save Medicare $800 million.

What's important to the patient is a care plan that integrates shared decision-making on both treatment and cost, speaker says.

And that's costing the U.S. healthcare system in a big way, even in the era of value-based care, according to a new survey from Black Book.

In 2018, total U.S. medical and health R&D investment was $194.2 billion. Of that, industry invested $129.5 billion, almost 67% of the total.

The cost of ownership and repair of medical equipment, from infusion pumps to MRI machines, can be quite burdensome for the healthcare industry.

Doctors, hospitals, and other health providers in the U.S. spent far more on administration due to complexity.

Among publicly and privately insured children in the sample, respectively, 11% and 9% received unnecessary services at least once in 2014.

For providers, travel history is key to determine whether to test for the virus in which symptoms can mirror that of the flu.

When physicians bill out of network it means possible unexpected medical bills, undercutting the functioning of healthcare markets.

The collaboration allows health plans to pay for healthcare-related social services delivered by community benefit organizations.

What was particularly troubling is that the trend appears to be getting worse, with the salary gap widening over time.

Compensation for CEOs ranged from $274,300 to $1.4 million, depending on the size of the hospital.

The custom sensor would measure information from the body beyond heart rate, report says.

The research shows significant variability in EHR satisfaction among specialties, but high-quality training can help.

Infrastructure work on the tower will likely begin next month, with completion predicted to take place during the spring of 2022.

Trials with non-industry sponsors are far more likely to breach the rules than trials sponsored by industry.

Violation comes with threat of withholding federal funding for non-compliance.

The nonprofit health system has sponsored numerous programs and services that help address social determinants of health.

The numbers for MSSP participation starting this month are an important measure of ACO willingness to take downside risk.

UCLA researchers have found that pressure ulcers first form on the inside of the body at a cellular level, says researcher and CEO Martin Burns.

The institutions that were studied added more than $562 billion in value to the nation's economy in 2017, including direct and indirect economic impact.

The model is reportedly designed for collaboration and hopes to tackle challenges ranging from artificial intelligence to population health.

Report analyzed more than 1.8 billion commercial healthcare claims and data visualization to benchmark prices and use across 112 metropolitan areas from 2012 to 2016.

Doctors need to carefully and properly use the HCC codes, which indicate the expected costs for a patient.

Administrator Seema Verma said changes to the program eliminate 25 measures and saves hospitals over 2 million hours of work and $75 million.

Surgeons provide only a small share of the postoperative care that is built into the payments they receive from Medicare.

The collaboration is meant to spur more engagement in the Go360 program by allowing a broad range of wearables and connected devices.

The 18 BCBS companies will provide $55 million to help create a Civica subsidiary focused on generic medications outside of the hospital setting.

Though smoking is at an all-time low of 14%, it remains the leading cause of preventable disease, disability and death in the U.S.

IT security is a legacy word, says Brian Selfridge: "This isn't cybersecurity, this is risk."

The force driving change is data and consumer demand, expert says.

The hospitals cited persistent health inequities in the region despite effort and investment from the State of Illinois and the local community.