Jeff Lagasse

Experts are clashing over whether accountable care organizations have lived up to expectations, according to commentaries published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

While telehealth is gaining ground as a way for healthcare providers to save money, concerns over the quality of care received still need to be ironed out, according to a new briefing from Health Affairs.

The healthcare providers plan to open several more centers in the urban market by early 2017.

By itself, the higher-value care intervention doesn't live up to its cost reduction potential, due mostly to inadequate funding, researchers say.

Dignity Health-GoHealth Urgent Care, a joint venture created to bring urgent care centers to California's Bay Area, this week opened its latest clinic.

Crews in Minot, North Dakota are continuing work on a $250 million medical park for Trinity Health, taking advantage of dry weather to ensure the revamped campus is built on a solid foundation.

Community Health Systems is set to unload two more hospitals than originally planned, bringing the total number to 12, according to a transcript of a second-quarter earnings call.

Evidence suggests the technology can assist clinicians in earlier detection of patient deterioration, helping to reduce patient length of stay, minimize use of intensive care units, reduce falls and pressure ulcers and avoid cardiac and respiratory arrests.

The agency is distributing close to $6 billion in uncompensated care payments over the next fiscal year, a decrease of about $400 million.

Many facilities miss out, or score low, in ratings from U.S. News, Leapfrog and Healthgrades.