Traditional players focused on value-based care, interoperability to drive innovation, experts argue

Four panelists agreed Wednesday that the Trump administration is making some headway in initiatives that prioritize quality over quantity of care, but it's not enough.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Jan. 16, 2019

Walmart exits CVS pharmacy benefit network over pricing dispute

CVS wants Walmart to fill prescriptions as an in-network pharmacy through April 30, but the retail giant could leave the network as early as February.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Jan. 15, 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

ONC to Congress: Room for improvement in data sharing

Ongoing barriers to seamless data sharing range from technical and financial to trust and business practices, according to the HHS IT department's latest progress report.

By Meg Bryant • Jan. 10, 2019

How AI could shape the health tech landscape in 2019

Highlights include technologies that seek to cut costs and promote patient health, especially in the areas of imaging, diagnostics, predictive analytics and administration.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Jan. 10, 2019

Women make up only 13% of healthcare CEOs

On average, it takes women three to five years longer than men to reach the top executive position, according to a report from Oliver Wyman.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Jan. 8, 2019

Convenience more important to patients than quality of care, survey finds

Nearly half of the organizations surveyed by NRC Health plan to invest in technology to gauge patient-experience metrics over the next year.

By Les Masterson • Jan. 7, 2019

ACOs can improve results, buy-in when focusing on high-risk patients, report suggests

The best approach to help high-need, high-cost patients is a hybrid model of quantitative and qualitative data, according to The Commonwealth Fund.

By Les Masterson • Jan. 7, 2019

Partnering, guidance key for pop health management vendors, KLAS says

Among the 21 vendors examined in the new report, HealthEC scored best for overall customer satisfaction with strong showings in both customer relations and strategic guidance.

By Meg Bryant • Jan. 4, 2019

HL7 releases latest FHIR version

The new iteration brings normative status, meaning future changes will be backward compatible.

By Meg Bryant • Jan. 3, 2019

Tennessee jury rules for doctors in $58M case against Wellmont

Highlands Physicians accused the health system of breaching contractual agreements and signing payer contracts outside its physician network.

By Meg Bryant • Dec. 21, 2018

Walgreens teams up with Alphabet's Verily on medication adherence pilot

The two companies said they are seeking to improve care for those with chronic conditions such as Type 2 diabetes.

By Samantha Liss • Dec. 20, 2018

One-third of healthcare employees say their company targeted by cybercriminals more than once

More than a quarter of those surveyed said their organization experienced a ransomware attack in the past year, according to a Kaspersky Lab report.

By Meg Bryant • Dec. 18, 2018

FastMed, NextCare announce merger

The combined urgent care company would have 251 clinics across 10 states, but the deal is still subject to regulatory approval.

By Meg Bryant • Dec. 17, 2018

Provider interest in RCM tools growing, survey shows

More than half of providers plan to adopt web payments technology in the coming year, Billing Tree reports.

By Meg Bryant • Dec. 10, 2018

Virtual visits led to uptick in overall visits at Massachusetts ACO, study shows

Participants tended to be younger, white and commercially insured, raising concerns that virtual visit programs could increase disparities in access to care.

By Meg Bryant • Dec. 7, 2018

7 in 10 doctors report HIT-related stress

Primary care physicians have higher levels of HIT stress than other specialties, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.

By Meg Bryant • Dec. 7, 2018

Aetna, Ascension join industry blockchain pilot to improve network directory data

Nearly half of Medicare Advantage directories contain at least one provider location error, according to CMS.

By Meg Bryant • Dec. 5, 2018

Physician demand grew 7% this year, outpacing 2017, Doximity says

The social networking platform for doctors reports demand for physicians various significantly from region to region.

By Samantha Liss • Dec. 5, 2018

Telehealth uptake surprisingly low among physicians, AMA finds

Large and specialty practices are more likely to use telehealth, suggesting that implementation costs are a barrier, according to a new study in Health Affairs.

By Meg Bryant • Dec. 4, 2018

Employed physicians more dissatisfied than independent doctors

Hospital and corporate-owned physicians are more burned out than independent doctors. 

By Aurel Iuga, MD, MBA, MPH, CMQ, Chief Medical Officer • Dec. 3, 2018

Filming the opioid epidemic: 5 must-see documentaries

Healthcare Dive reviewed about a dozen films profiling the crisis to bring you this curated list of the best to watch. 

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Nov. 27, 2018

How healthcare leaders can spend less time on procurement and more time on care

Amazon Business head of global healthcare Chris Holt makes the case for e-commerce in streamlining healthcare supply chains.

By Chris Holt • Nov. 26, 2018

More than half of health data breaches triggered internally, study finds

Still, more than a third of the incidents are caused by theft from outsiders or unknown parties, according to an analysis of HHS data.

By Meg Bryant • Nov. 21, 2018

Consumerism (and Amazon) loom over #USNHoT

Disruption doesn't have to come from the tech sector, said healthcare execs at the U.S. News & World Report Healthcare of Tomorrow conference. Businesses must prioritize customer relationships, data and convenience to stay ahead.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Nov. 20, 2018

A bit more price transparency is coming to hospitals. Will it matter? #USNHoT

Tom Miller, chief medical officer at University of Utah Health, said the mandate starts a national conversation on why costs are "so dang high" and what can be done about it. 

By Tony Abraham • Nov. 19, 2018