Strategic Planning
CVS's more than 9,900 retail locations are within three miles of about 70 percent of the U.S. population.
Premiums for employer-sponsored insurance plans over the last 10 years rose 55 percent, twice as fast as workers' earnings.
Most hospital board members are male and white, and younger members are rare, but some of these trends are changing.
Change Healthcare and FlexTech lead the list of 11 organizations, receiving praise for providing good value for the price.
Poll reveals confidence in IT sector, while challenges remain in recruiting talent to capitalize on population health, precision medicine and more.
Fewer than one in five are currently receiving information on how to avoid, manage, or mitigate the effects of a costly condition.
Insurers UHC, Anthem, Aetna, Humana and Cigna were among the top seven, which also included Optum and Medtronic.
The strategy can carry credit risks, because when hospitals stray from their core competencies, they may strain their financial health, Moody's says.
The broad balance sheet shows hospitals are improving financial strength and flexibility compared to two decades ago.
Success in precision medicine has been largely dependent on thought leaders who are highly skilled interdisciplinary leaders.