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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a proposed rule Tuesday that would reduce Medicare payments to home health agencies by $58 million next year and hinted at changes to come.

As new physicians and practice groups join your organization, a thoughtful, standardized approach can make onboarding and orientation go more quickly and efficiently.

A patient-centered medical home program with a physician-owned, multispecialty group has been so promising that Aetna is extending the arrangement.

When a car rolls off an assembly line, the automaker knows exactly what parts, labor and facilities cost. Not so in healthcare, and now some health executives are trying to change that.

After more than a year of dispute over continuing a contract, insurer and new health system owner Highmark and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center have reached a comprehensive transition agreement.

Two years after upholding most of the Affordable Care Act, the U.S. Supreme Court has carved out a new religious exemption for employers, once again bringing women's health into the political fray and potentially adding new complications to group insurance.

Experts say that cash-only practices are a workable business model when done the right way, but it may be disruptive to others in the market.

With the average cost of a new hospital ranging from $1.5 million to $2 million per bed, it is increasingly important to executive leadership to achieve the most cost-effective building design possible.

The prospect of a near-duopoly healthcare market is becoming a reality, and only time will tell if two giant closed networks are good for both patients and business.

A regional patient-centered medical home demonstration is appears to be prime for expansion of Medicare members.