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

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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

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

IBM, American Sleep Apnea Association launch SleepHealth app

The new app will be used in a patient-driven study to identify connections between sleep habits and health outcomes. 

By Nina Flanagan • March 2, 2016

CareSync, NextGen Healthcare partner to provide chronic care management services

NextGen Healthcare's customers will be able to use CareSync CCM (chronic care management) to more easily meet requirements in Medicare's CCM program .

By Nina Flanagan • March 2, 2016

'Leap year babies' still face medical records challenges

Leapers face technical issues when it comes to having health IT systems recognize their Feb. 29 birthdate.

By Meg Bryant • Feb. 29, 2016

The next wave in healthcare cyberattacks: Ransomware

Ransomware is holding hospitals hostage and reports indicate medical devices are next. 

By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 29, 2016

NJ hospital ex-employee may have exposed 213 patients to HIV, hepatitis

A former pharmacist at the hospital could have exposed patients who received intravenous morphine or hydromorphone medications to these diseases.

By Ana Mulero • Feb. 26, 2016

Precision medicine: So close, yet so far away

“Just on a chemical basis, some targets are easy and some targets are hard … and the hard ones require more cost for a company."

By Meg Bryant • Feb. 25, 2016

Philips to launch new wearable biosensor

The new monitoring device is geared towards at-risk hospital patients. 

By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 25, 2016

Study: Residents spend 5 hours a day on EHR documentation

The new data correlates with national survey results showing residents spend more than four hours daily on EHR data entry. 

By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 25, 2016