From 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

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Payer/provider relationships

As M&A intensifies and companies embrace more holistic and value-based care models, partnerships have become more closely intertwined.

By Healthcare Dive staff

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

Employers 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

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. 8, 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. 7, 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. 7, 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. 5, 2019

Anthem again irks docs with latest changes to reimbursement

"It is a nuisance. It makes absolutely no sense," dermatologist George Hruza said of the policy denying payment for certain follow-up office visits the same day a procedure is performed.

By Samantha Liss • Aug. 2, 2019

FCC revamps telecomm program for rural healthcare providers

The agency simplified how funding is distributed to favor providers if the area they serve is particularly rural or medically underserved.

By Ron Shinkman • Aug. 2, 2019

CMS pilot to give docs direct access to Medicare claims data

The agency hopes to eventually roll out the initiative to all Medicare fee-for-service providers, giving doctors Medicare claims data for their patients, including prescribed medications, procedures, diagnoses and other providers.

By David Lim • July 30, 2019

Intermountain spinoff Castell CEO: Providers need nudge en route to value-based care

Rajesh Shrestha spoke to Healthcare Dive about the newly created company, how it might generate revenue and potential partners.

By Shannon Muchmore • July 29, 2019

Despite some headwinds, healthcare deal volume remains robust

The value of the deals was also on the rise: over 10% higher than the average of the preceding seven quarters, according to a new report from PwC.

By Ron Shinkman • July 26, 2019

Private equity gobbles up dermatology practices, raising questions about outcomes, costs

An analysis in JAMA Dermatology attempts to illustrate the growth of such PE-backed acquisitions and the spread geographically over time.

By Samantha Liss • July 24, 2019

Even $10 increase in Medicaid payments helps erase disparities in care access, study says

Financial incentives influence who a physician decides to treat and their patients' overall health, the National Bureau of Economic Research found.

By Samantha Liss • July 23, 2019

CVS to test knee replacement program for Aetna beneficiaries

The pilot is the first of a series of broad initiatives the merged health giant is working on, CVS CEO Larry Merlo announced Tuesday at a Medicare Advantage conference.

By Rebecca Pifer • July 23, 2019