Travel to healthcare appointments, wait times haven't improved in 11 years

Patients' travel and wait times are in some cases more than twice as long in healthcare than other professional services, the report from Altarum said.

By Les Masterson • Feb. 25, 2019

Amazon's senior leader of healthcare and AI talks disruption, Amazon Web Services

Healthcare Dive met up with Taha Kass-Hout at HIMSS to chat all things Amazon and health IT.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Feb. 25, 2019

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Provider burnout

Hospitals are still struggling with provider burnout, after the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated underlying staffing issues and prompted workers to quit their jobs.

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Physician burnout down from 2014 peak, report finds

Though burnout is down from its levels five years ago, physician satisfaction with work-life balance has yet to rebound from its 2011 high, according to the study conducted in part by the American Medical Association.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Feb. 22, 2019

Google Cloud's head of healthcare on data silos, cybersecurity and APIs in the age of the cloud

Greg Moore met up with Healthcare Dive at HIMSS19 to break down some of the most pressing issues of the day — and how Google wants to be a part of the solution.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Feb. 20, 2019

HIMSS19: Lyft looks at nutrition amid population health focus

The strategy would expand the car-hailing firm's focus on addressing social determinants of health.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Feb. 15, 2019

4 main takeaways from HIMSS19

Digest the biggest health IT conference of the year with this roundup of what grabbed the attention of more than 43,000 health execs, policymakers and academics.

By David Lim , Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Feb. 15, 2019

Allscripts CEO on interoperability, Lyft and social determinants of health

Healthcare Dive sat down with Paul Black to discuss what's in store for the EHR and practice management tech giant.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Feb. 15, 2019

HIMSS19: CMS innovation center could jumpstart interoperability models

CMMI chief Adam Boehler said Wednesday the industry could expect such proposals as soon as the next few months, but that any such models could be staggered across participants, types and time.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Feb. 14, 2019

HIMSS19: CVS, Cigna execs tout pharmacies amid pricing debate

The PBM leaders made the pitch they are well-placed to help drive down costs, given patients interact far more often with pharmacists than other healthcare providers.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Feb. 13, 2019

Special Delivery: How a specialty pharmacy and a PBM worked together to deliver life-saving treatment in record time

Getting life-saving treatment to a patient in less than 24 hours is one of many examples of the value and importance of collaboration between specialty pharmacies and PBMs.

Feb. 12, 2019

Thought leadership: The time is now in healthcare

Thought leadership around health policy, access to care and public health issues is a proven way to differentiate and advocate for a brand, according to healthcare communications professionals Donna Arbogast and Nancy Hicks.

By Donna Arbogast, Nancy Hicks • Feb. 11, 2019

EDs could save $8.3B annually with better primary care, study finds

Of 24 million emergency visits by patients with certain chronic conditions in 2017, 4.3 million were potentially avoidable, according to a Premier analysis.

By Meg Bryant • Feb. 8, 2019

Microsoft debuts healthcare messaging features, new bot service

Microsoft Care Team users can now view integrated EHR data on their mobile device. The company will showcase these and other tools at HIMSS 2019 in Florida next week.

By Meg Bryant • Feb. 8, 2019

Changing how we pay for healthcare to promote high-quality care, eliminate waste

The fee-for-service model needs an overhaul to best serve patients, argue Suzanne Delbanco, Maclaine Lehan and Roslyn Murray of the nonprofit Catalyst for Payment Reform.

By Suzanne Delbanco, Maclaine Lehan, Roslyn Murray • Feb. 4, 2019

Focus on usability, interoperability to help reduce health IT burden, groups tell ONC

Stakeholders also urged ONC to consider artificial intelligence tools as a means of relieving hassles from EHR use.

By Meg Bryant • Jan. 29, 2019

HIMSS19: 5 panels you don't want to miss

The healthcare world is buzzing about what to expect at the biggest IT conference of the year. Here are five key panels you should plan to attend.

By David Lim , Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Jan. 28, 2019

JAMA study makes case for investing in primary care

People with primary care receive more high-value care, slightly more low-value care and report better healthcare experiences than those without primary care, according to a new study in JAMA Internal Medicine.

By Meg Bryant • Jan. 28, 2019

Fewer Americans see doctors in their office, CDC data show

Chronic conditions were the leading reason for physician office visits in 2016, followed by "new problems" and preventive care.

By Meg Bryant • Jan. 25, 2019

Hospital groups push shared infrastructure, rules of road to boost interoperability

Data sharing barriers include lack of standard vocabulary between health IT platforms and changing regulatory requirements and timelines, the American Hospital Association and six other groups said in a report.

By Meg Bryant • Jan. 23, 2019

Downside risk spurs provider exodus in bundled payment models, GAO says

The watchdog also found provider groups participating in any of the six bundled payment models from CMS had larger practices and higher care episode volume on average, and were more likely to be located in urban areas.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Jan. 23, 2019

Health industry employee benefit costs up 14.6% since 2004

The annual cost of benefits per employee averaged $21,364 in 2018, according to an analysis by Bay Alarm Medical.

By Meg Bryant • Jan. 22, 2019

Private equity boost, upskilling workers among 2019 sector trends, PwC reports

With the average health insurance deductible triple what it was a decade ago, the consultancy believes 2019 could also be the year for value line products and services — similar to the Southwest Airlines approach.

By Meg Bryant • Jan. 18, 2019

Clinicians, hospital admin: Leave these 3 biases at the door

To focus completely on patient care, hospital administration and physicians need to work together in an environment of trust, argues Pat Cormier, managing director of consultancy Kotter.

By Pat Cormier • Jan. 18, 2019

eTransactions saw usage upswing in 2018: report

Findings from the Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare show real momentum for electronic administrative transactions, a crucial step toward reducing physician burnout and increasing workplace efficiency.

By Meg Bryant • Jan. 18, 2019

Nearly half of doctors feel burned out, Medscape survey shows

Urologists, neurologists and physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists have the highest burnout levels, according to the report.

By Les Masterson • Jan. 17, 2019