Contract extension avoids out-of-network surprise bills for UnitedHealthcare beneficiaries using emergency room services staffed by Envision physicians.

If hospitals aren't optimizing their revenue cycle, they could potentially be leaving millions of dollars on the table.

PillPack recently applied for new pharmacy licenses to allow it to ship drugs to customers in more states from its Phoenix facility, including Washington State.

The downcast outlook is due largely to ongoing operational weaknesses, which have evolved into a fundamental shift in the sector.

Cleveland Clinic came in first, and has been in the top 10 in the ranking for the past three years.

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

Two areas for financial hope are being paid for telehealth and better data sharing in a rule on health information blocking.

The analysis found that VA hospitals were likely to provide the best care in a local healthcare market and rarely provided the worst care in local markets.

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.

The nursing shortage has negatively affected workloads for 88 percent of nurses in 2018, up significantly from 62 percent in 2016.

Individual mandate is not the reason most consumers buy insurance, says insurer in New Jersey, which has its own individual mandate.

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.

AMA Washington Counsel Paul Westfall says systems need controls, policies and procedures and digital health requires strict technical oversight.

Millions of consumers receiving surprise medical bills blame their insurer or provider.

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.

ACO MSSP generated savings of $1.84 billion from 2013 to 2015, nearly double the $954 million estimated by CMS, according to NAACOS.

The tool, Patient Unified Lookup System, enabled volunteers to access patient information and and deliver quality care, especially crucial medications.

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.

AI is on the verge of being de-risked, so the market is poised to flourish as caregivers look to ramp up their patient care efforts.

One reason is the decrease in spending on prescription drugs, from fewer opioids being dispensed to a drop in treatment for hepatitis C.

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.

The agency is allowing those who get a message from the marketplace call center to enroll in a plan after the December 15 deadline.

Hennepin's Alex Knutson-Smisek says using the electronic health record to pinpoint social determinants was a hard sell but the work that followed was not that complicated.

New model offers drug cost predictability; PBM takes accountability for impact of drug price inflation and shifts in drug mix.

Improving social determinants for patients can have strong positive effects on the patient's health and decreased costs for the healthcare system.

A trio of wildfires has devoured tens of thousands of acres in California, killing at least 29 people.

Forthcoming policies from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will open up the home as a covered site of care in which hospitals can earn payment for delivered services.

The deal awaits another state approval; It has already received the go-ahead from Department of Justice.