Quest Analytics takes on network accuracy with BetterDoctor buy

The deal combines Quest Analytic's network decision support tools with BetterDoctor's provider data management platform.

By Meg Bryant • June 19, 2018

Patients want better communication, care coordination, survey shows

Insurance giant Aetna finds physician respondents working within value-based care models have better access to community resources.

By Les Masterson • June 19, 2018

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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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Fight for mandated nurse-to-patient ratios heats up

Nurses point to research suggesting mandatory staffing ratios in California helped improve patient health outcomes. The hospital industry, however, remains resistant, citing staff shortages and other roadblocks.

By Tony Abraham • June 15, 2018

Google seeking talent in voice tech to improve doctor-patient experience

The company is reportedly already working with Stanford Medical to assess AI and voice recognition in automating EHR entries.

By Meg Bryant • June 15, 2018

Sequoia Project highlights best patient matching practices

The revised framework includes a model for determining an organization's "maturity" in matching patient IDs and information.

By Meg Bryant • June 14, 2018

US task force advises against EKG screening in low-risk patients

There is insufficient evidence that the benefits outweigh the risks of invasive follow-up tests, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said.

By Meg Bryant • June 14, 2018

Evolent Health CEO Williams on why the road to value-based care is slow

The company recently partnered with Nicklaus Children's Health System and Baptist Health Care to launch Medicaid plans in Florida.

By Jeff Byers • June 14, 2018

Proliferation of care settings to drive medical cost inflation in 2019, PwC projects

Megamergers and consolidation were also named as factors inflating the projected increase in the cost to treat patients for next year.

By Jeff Byers • June 13, 2018

CMS expands Maryland's all-payer program to outpatient services

The agency said the new model will save Medicare more than $1 billion by the end of 2023 and "creates new opportunities for a range of non-hospital healthcare providers to participate in this test to limit Medicare spending."

By Les Masterson • June 12, 2018

KKR to acquire Envision in $9.9B deal

It's the culmination of a seven-month strategic review that examined Envision's options, including changes to capital structure, acquisitions and remaining a standalone business.

By Jeff Byers • June 11, 2018

Fixing provider directories a low-risk way to test blockchain, report suggests

UnitedHealth, Humana and Quest Diagnostics are among those working on a pilot blockchain project to update provider directories.

By Les Masterson • June 11, 2018

Reduction in hospital-acquired conditions saved $2.9B over 2 years

An Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality report found improved patient safety in 2015 and 2016 prevented about 8,000 deaths.

By Les Masterson • June 7, 2018

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

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