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More and more technology vendors are offering simple electronic reminders, an inexpensive option that can move the needle on adherence.

The Virginia provider says Anthem is paying significantly lower rates than it is for other hospitals in the area.

Here's a look at health resources left out of the Continuing Resolution to fund the government until Feb. 8.

Innovation Care Partners built a dashboard to engage physicians and offers them financial incentives to use the tool. The combination has already resulted in lower readmissions.

The highest-risk Medicare program has grown from 27 providers when it started in 2016.

Readmissions are a big reason why many hospitals, which fall short of certain benchmarks, are financially penalized by federal government.

HIMSS18 presenters explain how Hackensack Meridian matches precision payment to precision medicine with an innovative approach to create 'lanes of care' that determine efficacy in terms of both cost and outcomes.

Patients, physicians and payers rely heavily on these overall ratings, which have climbed higher as self-reported scores have trended upward.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said that an "exceptional circumstance special enrollment period" is available for those who move, or are temporarily displaced.

In an industry increasingly beholden to consumerism, Yelp ratings matter, as hospitals seek to retain their respective market shares.