Accounting & Financial Management

CEO Jay Deady says that the new money will go toward product development.

In a call with investors on Wednesday, CHS CEO Wayne Smith said the company expects to raise $1.2 billion through the sale of its hospitals and other assets.

Company's profit fell 6 percent to $617.8 million and it expected ACA enrollment to fall by 300,000 members.

Practices are making frequent use of satisfaction surveys, cutting wait times, but more extended hours are needed, results show.

Insurer's health services business, Optum spurred growth.

Payments to outpatient care centers saw the most growth.

Leaders from the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Energy and Commerce said healthcare providers need more time.

New research suggests a path forward that could save money while also improving patients' health.

By itself, the higher-value care intervention doesn't live up to its cost reduction potential, due mostly to inadequate funding, researchers say.

Evidence suggests the technology can assist clinicians in earlier detection of patient deterioration, helping to reduce patient length of stay, minimize use of intensive care units, reduce falls and pressure ulcers and avoid cardiac and respiratory arrests.