Practice Management
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Congress probes private equity firms financing surprise billing fight
Responses from KKR, Blackstone Group and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe are due no later than Sept. 30.
By Samantha Liss • Sept. 17, 2019 -
Many people head to ER for quick care, poll finds
Baby boomers are less likely than their younger counterparts to head to the costlier site of care for non-emergency conditions.
By Linda Wilson • Sept. 12, 2019 -
Healthcare job growth continues, but pace slows
Ambulatory care saw the biggest job gains, while nursing care facilities, residential mental health facilities and offices of non-physician healthcare practitioners saw slight seasonally adjusted drop-offs.
By Ron Shinkman • Sept. 09, 2019 -
UnitedHealth to link Optum's analytics, provider subsidiaries
Patients and providers will be able to access health data in real time as part of this new "digital ecosystem," Optum CEO Andrew Witty said Thursday.
By Rebecca Pifer • Sept. 05, 2019 -
Citing transparency, PBM startup Capital Rx introduces novel pricing model
The framework announced Wednesday, called Clearinghouse Model, is aimed at eliminating price variability for the PBM's customers by itemizing the actual unit cost for all drugs based on a CMS-run benchmark.
By Rebecca Pifer • Sept. 04, 2019 -
Thousands who die awaiting kidney transplants rejected multiple organ offers: study
Although the quality of the organ was the primary reason for rejecting an offer, the study suggests the declined organs were suitable for the purpose of sustaining another human being.
By Ron Shinkman • Sept. 03, 2019 -
FDA urges providers to transition to duodenoscopes with disposable parts
While the agency is advising the transition, the immediate removal of conventional devices could result in shortages and prevent patients from receiving critical care.
By David Lim • Aug. 30, 2019 -
Kaiser Permanente workers are set to strike. Does it mark a new trend?
It's still too early to tell whether the uptick in disputes will last long, but one former chief economist for the Department of Labor said "there is something meaningful going on."
By Samantha Liss • Aug. 29, 2019 -
Deep DiveFrom wellness to well-being: the evolution of employer health initiatives
What started as on-site yoga classes and smoking cessation programs has evolved into something more holistic and wide-reaching.
By Pamela DeLoatch • Aug. 28, 2019 -
Phishing scam at Presbyterian exposes 183K patients' data
New Mexico-based Presbyterian Healthcare Services said the breach may have included Social Security numbers, birth dates, and clinical and health plan information.
By Linda Wilson • Aug. 27, 2019 -
Humana touts wellness program's impact on productivity, cost savings
Though it's hard to quantify the success of such programs, the payer's researchers concluded organizations should expect to see value after three to five years.
By Lisa Burden • Aug. 27, 2019 -
Americans largely don't trust payers, providers to secure their health data
While personal physicians get higher marks than health systems, a poll of 1,000 people suggests recent breaches have eroded public faith in security.
By Ron Shinkman • Aug. 26, 2019 -
Deep DiveEmployers say wellness programs are working. Why do employees disagree?
"The paradigm of the past is bringing people to benefits," one source told HR Dive, "but I think more of what needs to occur is bringing benefits to the people."
By Ryan Golden • Aug. 26, 2019 -
HHS proposes to nix 'onerous' patient record rule
Relaxing existing privacy protections "will only prevent people who need SUD treatment from entering care out of fear that their private health information would be used against them," one patient advocacy coalition said.
By Samantha Liss • UPDATED: Aug. 26, 2019 at 8:56 a.m. -
Giant launches pharmacy app
Users can request refills, transfer prescriptions, view pharmacy history and access a library of health information with the new tool.
By Lauren Manning • Aug. 23, 2019 -
Consumers like their pharmacies, but CVS trails rivals in survey
Among brick-and-mortar chain pharmacies, Good Neighbor Pharmacy ranked highest in terms of customer satisfaction, followed by Health Mart and Rite Aid.
By Rebecca Pifer • Aug. 20, 2019 -
Livongo a darling of a Wall Street firm a month after IPO
"The digital health field is littered with companies that have over-promised and under-delivered," analysts at SVB Leerink acknowledge, but they made the case the startup is different.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Aug. 20, 2019 -
Big health plans pledge to look beyond shareholders. Critics aren't so sure
Skeptics call the letter from the Business Roundtable a political stunt in lieu of concrete action. Kaiser Permanente chose not to sign, citing its not-for-profit status.
By Rebecca Pifer • Aug. 19, 2019 -
EHRs fuel burnout but don't blame it all on them, study says
In a finding not likely to surprise providers, researchers found electronic health record systems create "information overload" for many clinicians.
By Ron Shinkman • Aug. 19, 2019 -
Mercy expands RWE program to capture data from other providers
The expansion of the network follows real-world evidence deals with BD, Johnson & Johnson and Medtronic.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Aug. 16, 2019 -
CMS says it wants to cut paperwork. Providers have ideas.
Companies took the agency's request for information as an opportunity to air perennial grievances, including inequitable quality measures, cumbersome prior authorization and problems with interoperability and telehealth.
By Rebecca Pifer • Aug. 13, 2019 -
Primary care, younger docs more likely to report burnout
Only a quarter of survey respondents said their work sites effectively address the challenge, citing initiatives to improve workflow and reduce administrative burden, provide flexible scheduling and support wellness.
By Shannon Muchmore • Aug. 08, 2019 -
California surprise billing law disrupted contract negotiations, stakeholders say
The 2017 law was also perceived to have driven further provider consolidation in response to the leverage shift, according to research published in The American Journal of Managed Care.
By Shannon Muchmore • Aug. 07, 2019 -
Few patients price shop before planned hospital visit, survey finds
As CMS and lawmakers push for price transparency, the survey from a revenue cycle management software vendor suggests consumers may not know how to evaluate different options based on price, or even be aware that prices vary.
By Linda Wilson • Aug. 07, 2019 -
CVS expands at-home drug delivery program nationwide
The paid membership program is notably similar to Amazon's Prime membership as the two retail giants compete in emerging healthcare markets.
By Daphne Howland • Aug. 05, 2019
