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As the industry shifts toward population health initiatives and new value-based reimbursement models with the twin goals of reducing total cost of care and improving quality of care, it requires infrastructure investment and development.

The share of mental health treatment expenditures financed by private insurance, Medicare and Medicaid increased from 44 percent in 1986 to 68 percent in 2014, a study released Monday by Health Affairs showed.

In total spending, the Congressional Budget Office said Friday, the bill would increase spending by $50 million over four years beginning in 2017, but spending would end up decreasing by $14 million through 2026, the CBO said.

Tapping into a Health Information Exchange to Manage the Healthcare Needs of a Complex Population

58 practices in 39 states and the District of Columbia have joined CancerLinQ, the American Society of Clinical Oncology's big data initiative, which seeks to improve the quality of care for people with cancer.

A Connecticut podiatry office has notified 40,491 patients that cybercriminals may have compromised their protected health information by accessing its EHR database.

Children's Hospital Colorado has launched a new Center for Innovation, a new section of the campus devoted to promoting innovation within the hospital and with other external partners.

California insurance officials are looking into whether Health Net Inc. has improperly withheld payments to addiction treatment centers for months while the company investigates concerns about fraudulent claims.

The merger, and another mega-merger proposal between Anthem and Cigna for $54 billion, is going through the federal regulatory process and approval in certain states.

MedAssets-Precyse has acquired clinical healthcare analytics and consulting firm Equation, and their new brand will be unveiled at the upcoming Healthcare Financial Management Association conference in Las Vegas later this month.