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To become a reality, the promise of patient engagement requires good data, communication, transparency, quality measures, and most importantly, listening to the patient's goals, according to experts interviewed Tuesday by The Hill's Bob Cusack and Sarah Ferris.
Pennsylvania-based Independence Blue Cross' announcement that it will cover a complex type of genetic testing for some cancer patients thrusts the insurer into an ongoing debate about how to handle an increasing array of these expensive tests.
As taxi companies like Uber and Lyft continue to pick up billions in funding, the surging interest in similar on-demand services is trickling over to healthcare startups.
As American voters are weighing the differing proposals and positions of the top candidates this primary season, we thought we'd ask our readers of healthcare insiders who they think would be the best to lead the country from strictly a healthcare policy position.
LifePoint Health has wrapped up its acquisition of Providence Hospitals, the company announced Tuesday in a joint statement with the Sisters of Charity System, which originally founded Providence.
It's a powerful draw for hospitals and other health care providers scrambling to adjust to sweeping changes in how they're paid for the care they provide. Whether the emails actually trigger an empathetic connection or not, the idea of tailoring regular electronic communications to patients counts as an innovation in health care with potential to save money and improve quality.
Pennsylvania-based Independence Blue Cross' announcement that it will cover a complex type of genetic testing for some cancer patients thrusts the insurer into an ongoing debate about how to handle an increasing array of these expensive tests.
A spoonful of sugar may make the medicine go down, but that's hardly useful if a patient doesn't remember to take it in the first place.
Ten people have been charged in a tangled Medicare fraud scheme involving several Los Angeles area rehab and physical therapy facilities that together fraudulently billed Medicare for roughly $15 million, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced on Friday.
While financial incentives influence physician behavior and moderately improve quality measures, non-incentivized providers targeted with other quality measure efforts have greater performance improvement, according to a recent study published by the JAMA Network.