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The daylong HIMSS18 pre-conference symposium will address the unprecedented level of communication, information sharing, and data integration hospitals, payers and policymakers must undertake in the shift from volume to value.

Medical decision are being made in the hub of a large system quite the way there were just a few short years ago.

Supporters maintained that tax increases would be offset by the elimination of insurance premiums, copays and other costs.

The potential ability to lower the cost and target insured employees in a personalized, digital way better and more effectively than traditional providers and insurers has many in the sector taking notice.

Fourth quarter challenges included an increase in flu-related costs and additional expense due to the lack of cost sharing reduction payments, company says.

The new bipartisan organization, which includes Mark Cuban, Andy Richter, Bradley Whitford, Atul Gawande, former CMS head Mark McClellan and several hospital CEOs, will advocate for policies that lower care costs while improving access.

Even though many practices do not provide the option, those that do saw greater primary care revenue and brought in patients that were slightly healthier, a new study says.

The same 71 percent are concerned that the cost of their healthcare will continue to rise, survey says.

Insurers are asked to submit by Feb. 21 written responses to questions such as treatment coverage for Medicare beneficiaries.

A urologist built an APM from scratch because some specialists can be left wanting when it comes to APM options, as they lack a ready-made framework under MACRA.