Newly discovered pain pathway could help ease opioid epidemic

Earlier this month, HHS announced $94 million in ACA funding to curb prescription opioid and heroin misuse at 271 health centers.  

By Meg Bryant • March 18, 2016

Physician pharma payments spur more brand-name prescribing

The Physician Payments Sunshine Act was enacted to shed light on financial relationships between drug and device companies and doctors.

By Meg Bryant • March 18, 2016

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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

Text In: One question with TINYpulse's Brooks McMahon

"What's the most important thing hospital CEOs should be aware of in regards to workplace satisfaction at hospitals?"

By Jeff Byers • March 17, 2016

Report: CEOs make way more than public thinks

A study done by Stanford University found the median CEO salary at Fortune 500 companies is $10.3 million. 

By Nina Flanagan • March 17, 2016

Interoperability is all the rage. Why don't we have it?

Middleware software being developed by companies could offer a near-term fix to the EHR interoperability conundrum. 

By Meg Bryant • March 17, 2016

CMS program found a lower rate of prenatal births for participants

Enrollment in the agency's Strong Start program increased to a total of 23,000 women.

By Ana Mulero • March 17, 2016

ACA exchanges have 6% fewer insurers this year, says Sen. Sasse

Sen. Ben Sasse's report on ACA exchanges shows that there are not enough insurers on board, leading to higher costs for consumers. 

By Nina Flanagan • March 17, 2016

Independence Blue Cross now provides telemedicine coverage

The company says this will expand members' options for access to healthcare. 

By Nina Flanagan • March 17, 2016

Marketing tactics of eating disorder centers raise concerns

Most residential treatment centers aren’t affiliated with teaching hospitals, and not all have full-time psychiatrists and physicians on staff.

By Meg Bryant • March 16, 2016

Chicago physician gets 9 months over drug kickbacks, excessive clozapine prescriptions

The psychiatrist, the highest-volume prescriber in the U.S. for clozapine, received almost $600,000 in kickbacks.

By Heather Caspi • March 15, 2016

UnitedHealth's Harken Health to expand its unique healthcare model to other cities

Slowly and surely, Harken Health is expanding operations while UnitedHealthcare is throwing shade to the ACA exchanges.

By Nina Flanagan • March 15, 2016

CDC opioid guidelines presses for prescription limits

The agency released its anticipated opioid prescription recommendations yet reactions were not without criticism.

By Jeff Byers • March 15, 2016

WHO urges for better environmental management, cites environments affect 1 in 4 deaths

In the Americas, environment-related diseases caused 847,000 deaths each year,  the majority of which were attributed to cardiovascular diseases.

By Ana Mulero • March 15, 2016

Med students are facing up to the rising price of education but how are they managing debt?

With medical school debt averaging around $183,000 upon graduation, some experts posit the large fiscal responsibility is affecting career choices, contributing to the primary care physician shortage. 

By Nina Flanagan • March 13, 2016

First U.S. uterus transplant succumbs to complications

Despite the setback, doctors at the Cleveland Clinic plan to continue screening women for uterus transplant eligibility.

By Meg Bryant • March 11, 2016

New policy statement urges pediatricians identify kids at risk with poverty

American Academy of Pediatrics is calling on pediatricians to mitigate the effects of poverty on children's health.

By Heather Caspi • March 10, 2016

VA reveals companies sharing $22B contract for IT upgrade

The contract is part of the Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology Next Generation program set to improve the VA's coordination and services. 

By Nina Flanagan • March 10, 2016

5 ways artificial intelligence is changing the face of healthcare

IBM's Watson Health is partnering with about 30 companies and institutions to create more specialized uses for its AI platform.

By Meg Bryant • March 10, 2016

Health Affairs research on physician landscape: There's going to be some changes around here

The daily environment for physicians are changing; one study found physicians spend an average 15.1 hours per week tracking and reporting quality measures.

By Ana Mulero • March 8, 2016

Sacred Heart Hospital scandal engulfs another doctor's reputation

Dr. Venkateswara Kuchipudi is the lastest doctor convicted of fraud at the now-closed Sacred Heart Hospital. 

By Nina Flanagan • March 8, 2016

The rise of long-term care plans in life insurance plans

Hybrid policies provide long-term care with life insurance or a fixed annuity. 

By Nina Flanagan • March 8, 2016

Together at last? Mental health services in primary care settings could improve care outcomes

As figures surrounding serious mental issues estimate they cost the U.S. $193.2 billion in lost earnings annually, one study found patients had better diabetes and hypertension control when they received primary care at a mental health facility.

By Nina Flanagan • March 8, 2016

How easy is it to impersonate a doctor?

In some cases, all it takes is the walk and the talk.

By Heather Caspi • March 7, 2016

Ambulatory hirings outpaced hospitals in February

Healthcare overall is on pace to become the largest sector in the U.S.

By Heather Caspi • March 7, 2016

HHS incentivizes API innovation with provider user-experience challenge

HHS has opened submissions for its challenge designed to create provider apps that sync consumers' data using open APIs. 

By Nina Flanagan • March 3, 2016