MedPAC's proposed 5 percent cut, coupled with a new payment model, comes at a time when home services are on the rise.

The health system is keeping up with CMS mandates for price transparency, requirements that will only grow over time, senior Finance VP says.

CEO Atul Gawande has hired an expert in population health and risk-based contracts to help lead clinical strategy.

Health systems should be allocating more resources to technologies that further the mission of creating a consumer-centric industry.

Supply chain management is a medium or high priority yet just 13 percent say it's a top investment priority.

The $328 million in net losses for the fourth quarter is a big leap over the $2.01 billion reported for the same period in 2017.

The inverse is also true: Low usage is associated with higher prices, although there are outliers across the country.

The goals of consumerism and patient-centered care can be at odds, and the former may not be as effective in reducing costs as people thought.

America's Health Insurance Plans called on Congress to set a fixed reimbursement rate based on what insurers pay in a region.

Using embedded codes in blockchain technology, claims process themselves.

The strike, if it happens would affect more than 10,000 nurses and would likely prove costly for the systems involved.

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

Family physicians and internists also represent significant ROI, generating $2.1 million and nearly $2.7 million in net revenue, respectively.

The new lab brought additional jobs to the area. The lab is forecasted to save NYC Health + Hospitals more than $20 million annually, improve lab performance and efficiency.

State argued CHI Franciscan acquisition of WestSound Orthopaedics and professional services agreement with The Doctors Clinic limited patient choice, set up price hikes.

The bill is being released near the ninth anniversary of the Affordable Care being signed into law.

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.

CMS announces 715 acute care hospitals and 580 physician group practices remain in the bundled payments for care improvement advanced program, for a total of 1,295 Medicare providers.

The program used electronic "nudges" to clinical staff to forgo overnight vitals and medications as well as clinical staff education on improving patient sleep.

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.

Why don't patients do what they know is good to stay healthy? The answer often comes down to the social determinants, expert says.

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.

MedPAC recommends removing the $1 billion in financial penalties hospitals incur each year under two incentive programs.

As AI and machine learning become a bigger component of care delivery, maintaining the human touch will be vitally important.

Only 5 percent of physicians always track whether their patients are taking their drugs, survey says.

CMMI gave more than $622 million to 11 states as part of the Round 2 Model Test; New York implementing the most drastic changes.

More than 2.9 million simulated emails were sent to employees at six hospitals, and nearly one in seven were clicked on, the study said.

As transformative as the technology can be, providers need to be cautious not to lose the human element in their care delivery.

The facilities have been rebranded with the MUSC name, growing the system by 827 beds in the milestone deal.