Healthcare Finance Staff

Dr. Donald Berwick, who oversaw Medicare and Medicaid until earlier this month, defended the programs Monday, but said they are trapped in a U.S. health system that promotes wasteful spending and inefficient care.

Dossia, the open-source personal health record service developed by a group of Fortune 500 employers, announced Monday that the Dossia Health Management System has been deployed at six of its founding member companies – leading to sharp uptick in patient engagement.

At the close of the third annual mHealth Summit, held Dec. 5-7 in Washington, D.C., keynote speakers highlighted the vast impact mobile phones and other mobile devices are having -- and will continue to have -- on healthcare delivery in the United States and worldwide.

Recent successes in creating payer-provider partnerships show some of the steps payers and providers can take in order to create effective collaborations.

Edward Sim President of Physician Integration Baptist Health Jacksonville, Fla.

Robert LeWinter Vice President Regional Claims Recovery Service North Shore-LIJ Health System New Hyde Park, NY

Jim Webb Senior Vice President of Operations Provista Irving, Texas

Mike Murrill Chief Financial Officer Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital Bolingbrook, Ill.

Jeffrey Lewis Chief Operating Officer Employment Health Insurance Management Southfield, Mich.

Rosemary Sheehan Vice president of revenue cycle operations Partners HealthCare Boston, Mass.