Change Healthcare and ACO Partner announced results for the first complete plan year of its novel shared savings program with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (BCBSAZ)
While telehealth offers a solution to support patients between physician visits, a few key challenges stand in the way of significant market growth, according to a report from market research firm Chilmark Research.
Fatal drug overdoses have fallen nationwide over the last six months, according to a CDC report. However, health experts warn against early claims of the opioid and drug epidemic ending.
UnitedHealthcare introduced a new program Oct. 29 that incentivizes members to choose less expensive prescription drugs.
BHM Healthcare Solutions, Inc., (BHM), a leading supplier of behavioral health and medical review services, announced it received accreditation by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) in Utilization Management (UM). NCQA UM (Utilization Management) Accreditation reduces duplicative oversight and inefficient gathering of information by organizations.
Hospitals are increasingly implementing clinical documentation improvement technologies, according to a Black Book survey.
The comprehensive opioids bill passed by the Senate and Congress includes a provision to protect opioid use disorder patients from a predatory practice known as patient brokering, according to The Washington Post.
Many people still want opioids to manage pain after surgery despite heightened media coverage surrounding addiction risk and the opioid epidemic, according to survey results presented at the American Society of Anesthesiologists’ annual meeting in San Francisco.
Healthcare data breaches are on the rise, according to public data reported in a research letter and published in JAMA Network.
U.S. physicians continue to struggle with burnout and job satisfaction, according to a survey from the national, nonprofit Physicians Foundation.
