Jeff Lagasse

As Humana and the AMA this month announced new alternative payment models focusing on patient experience and outcomes, Blue Cross Blue Shield shared data showing what's working in its own efforts.

One hospital lost $3.5 million in a single year dealing with rising infection rates among patients taking cocaine, OxyContin, Demerol, Percocet and other opioids.

MSD has continued to strengthen its leadership in the home infusion space while also significantly expanding its presence across the broader post-acute landscape.

The personal approach has reduced physician burnout, improved care and earned a coveted gold certification from the nonprofit Planetree group.

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery, which focused on just one type of operation, saved more than $1.3 million while freeing up beds for over two-dozen additional patients.

The new facility, part of a broader $600 million acquisition and renovation strategy, comes as other health networks are also making similar investments.

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital has embarked on an initiative that is yielding insights that could prove valuable to any hospitals looking for ways to avoid federal reimbursement penalties from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Centers.

Chief financial officers and directors of care coordination are also earning higher salaries amid the industry's transition to new payment models, the American Medical Group Association says.

Researchers put the onus on hospitals, manufacturers and regulators to do a better job of reducing contamination and called for an end to manual cleaning processes.

The move comes during a prolonged period of financial struggle for CHS, which has seen diminished cash flow and admissions, and a big hit from bad debt.