Study recommends employers pressure health plans and hospitals to shift to contracts based on a multiple of Medicare or other prospective case rates.

Operations continue, wages are unaffected and none of the health system's three hospitals or other care centers will close, Astria says.

The promise of personalizing care is enormous but it will also require hefty investments to turn it into a reality.

There's an opportunity for investors to address the longstanding epidemic while also netting good returns on their investments.

Supply chain activity by group purchasing organizations could affect close to 60 percent of hospital and nursing home non-labor spend, HSCA report says.

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.

Cost savings for pathway patients was estimated on average to be more than $1,500 per patient.

A consistent framework is needed to ensure healthcare quality workforces are efficient, effective and delivering on ROI.

Overall, 56 percent of adults reported at least one domain of medical financial hardship, representing 137.1 million adults in the US.

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

Any medical group requires a strong leader, and the most important qualities to look for are dependent on the needs of the organization.

Precision medicine tailors care, but it requires technology and interpreting genetic data, complexities that present a roadblock for physicians.

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

Evaluators often used personal descriptors to describe a student's performance, and they used strikingly different words for men and for women.

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.

Anthem last year was required to pay $16 million in the most costly HIPAA fine ever, for what remains the largest data breach for the industry.

AHIP wants reimbursement based on market rates determined by contracted amounts paid by insurers to similar doctors in a geographic area.

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.

Resources provided by Optum include an expectant mother app that has a 'kick counter' and is free to women enrolled in UnitedHealthcare's employer-sponsored plans.

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.

HIMSS Media during May will interview the experts, talk to thought leaders about the obstacles and opportunities precision medicine presents today.

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.

The ratio of private insurance to Medicare payments is even higher than the 209 percent average at some hospitals.

Millennials are more likely to be uninsured compared with the older generation, saying it's too expensive.

This is the first time Civica Rx is producing generic drugs since the company was launched last year by the Mayo Clinic, Intermountain, HCA and others.

The average health center only screened for 8 of the 16 domains in the pilot's standardized screening.

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.

Tapping into asynchronous, text-based communication could let providers cast a wider net and improve care quality.

The move is unrelated to operations at Haven, the nonprofit healthcare business formed by JPMorgan Chase, Berkshire Hathaway and Amazon, according to JPMorgan Chase.