CVS Caremark, Walmart disagreed over reimbursement rates in the commercial and managed Medicaid pharmacy network.

Growth is being driven largely by the use of these solutions to reduce healthcare costs, decrease billing and coding errors and maintain compliance.

The position of CEO of Ascension Healthcare will be eliminated effective July 1.

Many hospitals and health systems are reluctant to relinquish control of medical office buildings, but doing so can free up much-needed capital.

Physician preference items can help with patient care, but to get the most value, physicians and subject matter experts need input.

Colorado has the highest prices in the six regions studied, while Maryland came in well below the average.

The report identifies gaps in treatment and related benefits administration based on the National Alliance's annual eValue8 survey of health plans.

The findings could lead to the development of protocol aimed at reducing acute or short-term stress on surgeons working in the operating room.

Sixty-three percent of providers already accept web portal payments and over a quarter now offer text-based payment options.

Using embedded codes in blockchain technology, claims process themselves.

Modeled after a robot from the Star Wars films, Relay offers a potential escape hatch for healthcare pros who'd rather avoid lugging stuff around.

The system's equipment sharing program saved $500,000 in its first year but Ronald Loo, who came up with the idea, said it's become about much more than the money.

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

Independent doctors appear much more satisfied with their professional lives,with an 18 percentage point gap in opinion between ownership models.

Health systems continued either pouring money into their facilities or expanding presence and scope of services last month, according to HIMSS Analytics.

The federal judge in Boston who handed down the sentence called Gottesfeld a "self-aggrandizing menace" and said his crime was "contemptible, invidious and loathsome."

A vast majority said they don't trust the government to protect their health insurance, and reserved most of their criticism for one political party in particular.

The money will be paid out through multiple gifts to various charitable organizations and system also has dispatched medical personnel to assist those in shelters.

The Blue Premier model ties total payments to the health systems' ability to manage costs and overall performance, as measured by industry standards.

The software has made a big impact on ED workflow and care quality, since doctors can now have more informed conversations with patients.

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.

Contributing factors include mandates to curb costs, increasing regulatory requirements and growing EHR adoption.

HHS Secretary Alex Azar joins the roster, which also features Aneesh Chopra, Karen DeSalvo, Michael Levitt, Mick Ebeling, Seema Verma and Susan Devore.

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.

CMS also updates Medicare Advantage value-based insurance design, offering more benefits to attract beneficiaries and increase competition.

Having a high deductible health plan without a health savings account was associated with greater hardship compared with low deductible insurance.

The Medicare population is estimated to have the highest and fastest growing prevalence of opioid use disorder in the U.S.

The health system's predictive modeling platform uses 30 to 40 sources of claims data married to EHR data to reduce hospitalizations, ER visits, and lengths of stay.

Executives and board members aren't cybersecurity experts so putting it in terms they can digest is crucial -- and that takes "real-life resonance" and constant vigilance.

The two main challenges are proving the value of telehealth and promoting practice change.

The two systems have signed a non-binding letter of intent and due diligence is expected to take several months.