Decreased labor expenses also contributed to the strong financial performance for the month, though non-labor expenses increased.

To capture revenue that would otherwise be lost, providers need to jettison ink and paper in favor more modern solutions.

While the shift is necessary, the transition period will likely see hackers targeting newly vulnerable information, said Halamka.

Real estate is increasingly becoming an avenue for providers to increase their revenue and footprint in the community.

Lower supply spending doesn't have to translate to lower-quality care, an important consideration as providers look to tighten up their supply chains.

After a slower growth rate in 2017, 2018 saw growth rates about equal to those of 2016, driven in part by the reinstatement of a fee on insurers.

Successive rounds of unnecessary testing can cause physical and psychological harm to patients and waste an estimated $200 billion annually.

Some hospitals are prioritizing sicker patients first, while others are playing it safe, giving organs to less critical patients.

Younger consumers are especially are willing to switch providers over a bad billing experience.

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

Physician compensation has also increased, and in New Orleans, pay growth hit 10%.

The challenge organizations face is that each person needs one identity attached to them.

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.

In a move insurers considered a bait and switch, Congress limited the funding available to compensate insurers for their losses.

Buttigieg would combat racial and gender bias in part by redirecting funding to under-resourced communities.

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

On average, physician-led ACOs produced almost 7 times the amount of Medicare savings per beneficiary than hospital-led ACOs.

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.

Open enrollment is ongoing as the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals is expected to soon rule whether the ACA is constitutional.

Incentive for healthy behaviors was the biggest demand from those who took the survey, with 46% saying it was missing from their plans.

All states have seen increases in gabapentin exposures over a five-year period, coinciding with a decline in opioid prescriptions.

Most parents believe they have the resources to raise healthy children, but significant hurdles can pose a persistent challenge.

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

Still, a new state-by-state survey from Foley & Lardner suggests there is still plenty of ground to cover in terms of telehealth payment parity, as well as the language used in the laws themselves.

Centene will retain IlliniCare's Medicare-Medicaid Alignment Initiative business and its YouthCare foster care contract, set for February.