New Enterprise Associates buys DaVita's Paladina Health

A key selling point in the latest of a growing number of healthcare deals was Paladina's direct primary care model.

By David Lim • June 7, 2018

Nurse practitioners increasingly fill gap in primary care delivery, study finds

In rural areas, nurse practitioners make up a quarter of primary care providers, according to a new report in Health Affairs.

By Meg Bryant • June 5, 2018

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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

UPS seeks to disrupt implantable medical device supply chain

But without device manufacturer buy-in, uptake of the effort appears to be slow.

By David Lim • June 5, 2018

Organizational flaws compound doctor burnout, report says

Physicians experiencing signs of burnout are three times more likely to say they'll leave their organization within three years, an industry study finds.

By Tony Abraham • June 4, 2018

Industry group offers roadmap to greater provider directory accuracy

One of the first challenges is defining who is and is not a provider, according to a CAQH white paper.

By Meg Bryant • May 31, 2018

Healthcare pricing transparency remains elusive, study finds

A JAMA Network survey found that even fewer hospitals provided pricing information in 2016 than did for a similar study four years earlier.

By Les Masterson • May 31, 2018

Healthcare groups mixed on proposed direct provider contracting model

Some groups support DPC as a way to increase access to alternative payment models, but others fear it is too redundant and encouraged CMS to fix other programs instead.

By Les Masterson • May 30, 2018

Intervention before visits can improve doctor-patient conversations about care goals

An algorithm tailored communication for each patient based on answers to questions about discussing care. Doctors were given this insight before appointments.

By Les Masterson • May 29, 2018

Integrating behavioral health, primary care can save money

A Colorado program saved more than $1 million by creating a risk-adjusted payment system for practices that had on-site behavioral health providers.

By Les Masterson • May 25, 2018

Comments criticize CMS plan to cut Medicaid care access monitoring

Healthcare officials said the change could especially hurt rural hospitals and force facilities to take lower rates without any recourse.

By Les Masterson • May 24, 2018

Physician practices seek help in transition to value-based care

A new report found physicians are moving more toward independent and physician-led group practices after a six-year trend of doctors moving to hospitals.

By Les Masterson • May 23, 2018

More doctors become hospital employees, facing noncompetes

Legal experts say noncompete agreements are common practice for hospitals, and are usually enforceable. But physicians, and in some cases the courts, are pushing back.

By Meg Bryant • May 23, 2018

Doctors' EHR frustration can influence patient satisfaction, study finds

Researchers analyzed feelings around integration of EHRs at an outpatient OB/GYN practice and an inpatient perinatal unit.

By Meg Bryant • May 22, 2018

With shortage looming, primary care doctors' salaries rise

Compensation for non-physician providers grew 8% over the past five years, reflecting their increased role amid an aging population.

By Meg Bryant • May 22, 2018

Startup Health chief on investment strategies, getting out of healthcare's bubble

Unity Stoakes spoke to Healthcare Dive about why the most exciting trends in the industry involve putting consumers at the forefront.

By Jeff Byers • May 21, 2018

HCA, KKR reportedly make bid for Envision amid deal frenzy

If reports are accurate and the deal is approved by regulators, it would add more than 255 ambulatory surgery centers to HCA's portfolio.

By Jeff Byers • May 21, 2018

Patients want providers with strong online presence

Most respondents in a Doctor.com survey said they look at online reviews when deciding what health professional to see.

By Les Masterson • May 21, 2018

What was and wasn't said at HLTH 2018

Views from the C-suite at athenahealth, Fitbit, CVS Health and 23andMe were shared with the audience at the inaugural HLTH conference in Las Vegas.

By Jeff Byers • May 10, 2018

Coalition aims to help independent physicians execute value-based models

The Partnership to Empower Physician-Led Care will look to advocate for independent doctors and give them support in the movement toward reimbursement based on value.

By Tony Abraham • May 10, 2018

Change Healthcare partners with Microsoft, Adobe on patient engagement tool

The companies hope the tool will help providers gauge engagement to drive business development strategies as well as attend to the needs of their patients. 

By Jeff Byers • May 9, 2018

Andy Slavitt forms Town Hall Ventures with focus on 'most vulnerable populations'

"I encourage people to ... come up with ideas how to solve [social determinants of health]. To turn them into models before we understand them kind of scares me," former CMS Administrator Andy Slavitt told the audience at HLTH 2018.

By Jeff Byers • May 9, 2018

Azar urges acceleration of care to non-hospital settings in AHA speech

The HHS secretary also said a recent proposed mandate for hospitals to post standard charges online is only a first step to combating practices such as surprise billing.

By David Lim • May 9, 2018

Geisinger to provide free DNA sequencing for patients

CEO David Feinberg made the announcement on the first day of HLTH 2018, while also addressing the integrated system's efforts to improve social determinants of health.

By Jeff Byers • May 7, 2018

Startups see opportunity in silver tsunami

New companies such as Oak Street Health and Landmark Health are looking to get into the growing market to treat the elderly.

By Jeff Byers • May 7, 2018

UPMC reports Q1 earnings, admissions up

The Pittsburgh-based health system posted $4.6 billion in revenue and a 22% increase in admissions and observations year-over-year.

By Tony Abraham • May 7, 2018