Strategic Planning

Providers are ramping up to focus on urgent care centers and population health initiatives and to put considerable money into those in the next five to seven years, new research finds.

What hospitals know about Amazon plans is just a taste of what the future will bring, consultants predict.

The at-risk model has grown, but for some accountable care organizations obtaining financial benchmarks remains elusive. ACOs that have exited the program in the past said metrics are too high.

Researchers analyzed the immediate cost of sequencing plus downstream spending six months after information was returned to physicians and patients and found that the potential to improve outcomes outweighs associated expenses.

The government's repeal of the ACA's individual mandate has threatened stability already and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is projecting that fewer insurers will lead to higher premiums.

Factors that the research firm said are creating an era of uncertainty in the healthcare industry.

Arizona Care Network said the distributed digital ledger technology can help support contracts, deliver actionable data to clinicians, and make timely payments.

The approach represents the potential for better clinical quality in the treatment of veterans, but also could help curb costs for both patients and providers.

In the four years since Maryland implemented a statewide system of pushing hospitals to lower admissions, such savings are adding up to hundreds of millions of dollars for the taxpayers, employers and others who ultimately pay the bills, a new report shows.

In the age of consumerism, how you react to a breach, relay information to patients, and interact with people can mean the difference between customer retention or an expensive mass exodus.