Patients who used telemedicine to check in with providers after vascular surgery demonstrated higher care satisfaction than peers discharged under normal care processes, according to a study published in Annals of Vascular Surgery.
CMS announced a “new direction” for the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) dubbed “Pathways to Success.”
In the upcoming year, persistent uncertain and risk is projected for the US healthcare organizations. Revenue cycle issues such as denials management and patient access are among the risk areas for healthcare organizations next year, according to an analysis from Crowe, a public accounting, consulting and technology firm.
n the latest sign that private payers are moving compensation into value-based contracting, Humana announced four participants in its new Hospital Incentive Program (HIP).
The uninsured rate among children increased between 2016 and 2017, representing 276,000 more uninsured children across the U.S. and the first observed increase in uninsured children since 2008, according to a recent report by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families.
Signups through the ACA health insurance exchanges declined year over year during the 2019 open-enrollment period, CMS revealed on Dec. 19.
Chronic pain patients don't fare much better taking opioids to manage their pain than they do by taking placebos, a study published recently in the Journal of the American Medical Association found.
The Health Care Transformation Task Force, a 41-member group that includes some of the nation's top health systems and payers, revealed Dec. 18 that members have made substantial progress toward transitioning to value-based payment arrangements.
A UW-Madison School of Nursing professor is using fitness trackers to monitor nurse movement in hospitals and reveal what causes nurse fatigue during hospital shifts.
One in 25 women hospitalized for a pregnancy-related reason tested positive for an illegal drug or a drug used to treat drug addiction in 2016-17 in Pennsylvania, according to a new report.