Jeff Lagasse

Through 2019, these networks will work to achieve a 20 percent decrease in overall patient harm and a 12 percent reduction in 30-day hospital readmissions.

Earlier this month, CHS said it had found five buyers for 12 hospitals it had planned to sell, with proceeds from all 12 expected to raise upwards of $850 million for the struggling company.

In fact, charges in the third quarter of 2015 were actually higher than charges in previous quarters.

At the same time, health plans spend more than $654 million per year in unnecessary claims resolution calls, HealthEdge found.

Others par8o clients include MGM Resorts in Las Vegas, The William F. Ryan Community Health Network, Dignity Health, and St. Joseph Health System in Anaheim, California.

Standard form EHR contracts can be a bit tricky to negotiate, according to Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.

According to the new American Medical Association survey, primary care providers and physicians in large, complex practices log the most digital usage and are most enthusiastic about new technologies.

A disproportionate number of patients discharged from safety-net hospitals lack access to resources that are needed at that point, such as social support and primary care.

Previously, he served one year as president-elect, four years as speaker and three years as vice speaker of the AAFP's governing body, the Congress of Delegates.

The trend with the most immediate impact will likely be the shift from volume to value.