The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will reverse a longstanding unpopular position on reimbursement for smartphone-connected continuous glucose monitors, CMS announced.

The call for cost estimates is getting louder, patients don't mind keeping a credit card on file, and varied payment options mean more robust collections.

Results show 74 percent of recruiting assignments in the last year were for specialists, up 7 percent from three years ago, report says.

The new fund will be looking for healthcare companies that can provide measurable prevention or treatment, whether that be in cardiovascular diseases themselves or in risk factors including diabetes.

Taking a disciplined approach to re-negotiating contracts with your top vendors enables hospitals to leverage power they might not know they have and achieve immediate results.

The daylong HIMSS18 pre-conference symposium will address the unprecedented level of communication, information sharing, and data integration hospitals, payers and policymakers must undertake in the shift from volume to value.

Doctors have balked at the increasing burden of implementing metrics, which cost roughly $15.4 billion annually to meet.

One new policy deems drug shortages an urgent public health crisis and seeks to have manufacturing sites deemed critical infrastructure.

This is the second year in a row in which the index has found an increase in the potential industry savings that could be achieved with full adoption of electronic transactions.

While MVA and workers' compensation claims are only a small percentage of a healthcare organization's total claims, they can amount to millions of dollars in annual revenue for many hospitals and secure higher reimbursement rates...

67 percent of all surveyed doctors know a physician who is likely to stop practicing medicine in the next five years, as the result of physician burnout.

Kaiser Permanente found that hospitals can bolster patient satisfaction scores and increase revenue by decreasing levels of opioid prescriptions.

More than 7 percent of the Medicare budget is spent on managing patients with end-stage renal disease.

Establish clear strategic goals and target a financial return, get the revenue cycle right, and motivate employees accordingly.

A number of hospitals and health systems have new projects underway, with investments reaching as high as $500 million.

Alleged scheme preyed on Medicare beneficiaries, some of whom were addicted to opioids, creating shell companies and getting millions in kickbacks, DOJ says.

For the first time, CMS is holding a state fully at risk for the total cost of care for Medicare beneficiaries.

Every dollar a hospital spends yields roughly $2.30 of additional business activity; for every hospital job, another two are supported in the community, American Hospital Association says.

Unlike a traditional ACO, providers can earn rewards for value-based performance but are not charged membership or service fees.

The practice of palliative care is known to make patients more comfortable and now is proven to shorten hospital stays and lower costs.

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.

Lab data on the 48 million consumers enrolled in UnitedHealthcare will help insurer reduce risk.

Barbara McAneny was sworn in as the first oncologist to lead the AMA; Patrice Harris will take the helm in 2019 as the first African-American female president.

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.

Of the participating providers, 56.2 percent reported an increase in patients who were seeing a doctor or other healthcare provider for the first time in years.

Only about half of people aged 50 to 80 have set up an account on a secure online access site, or patient portal, offered by their healthcare provider.

A more concerted effort by pharmaceutical companies to drive medication adherence could help them increase their sales growth and margin profile.

The study touts itself as the first to comprehensively analyze the potential cost implications of improved adherence to healthy dietary patterns across disease types.

LifeBridge said they discovered the breach on March 18, which involved malware that infected the server that hosts their EMR, patient registration and billing systems.

Being able to connect with patients via video conference, and making diagnoses with high-res images, allows physicians to cast a wider net and saves on transportation.

Insurer is acquiring Peoples Health in a Medicare Advantage market that is growing and competitive.