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The model ties payment to a patient's conditions and care needs rather than volume of services provided.
Program is a crucial part of operations for hospitals that serve vulnerable populations because it offsets the high costs medications.
More than three quarters of Democrats said they want candidates to talk about universal healthcare "a lot," with economic opportunity coming in second.
More than half of senior executives cite market share as the primary driver behind their moves toward consolidation.
The biggest surge in healthcare costs is the rise in deductibles, with 22 percent of employees paying a $2,000 deductible versus 7 percent in 2009, according to the trends report.
Care in the 21st century is tied to technology, but IT must amplify the work of the clinical organization, the insurer says.
Only about half of people aged 50 to 80 have set up an account on a secure online access site, or patient portal, offered by their healthcare provider.
New research found that community HIEs produce better results when it comes to reducing both costs and the use of unnecessary services, such as imaging and procedures.
Merger would have impeded certain Cone Health projects, current and future; Randolph Health already has interest from other potential partners, systems said.
The cuts have forced the closure or acquisition of numerous independent cancer clinics and upped the cost to Medicare and its beneficiaries, civil lawsuit says.