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New research suggests an evolution in the way health plans think about patients increasingly as consumers.
Spending on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces has decreased, as Veterans Affairs has ramped up IT modernization efforts, according to a Deltak report.
Inaccurate claims and EHR data cost the healthcare system $6 billion annually. That means hospitals have a big opportunity to save $1.5 million each by improving matching practices.
Two pieces of research conducted separately by Medscape and HIMSS found inequities when it comes to pay, even as salaries continue to rise among physicians and health IT professionals.
In commercial contracts Caremark kept the spread between the price it negotiated with the pharmacies and what it charged its PBM customers, lawsuit claims.
The CEO of Union General Hospital in Blairsville, Georgia and two physicians are accused of drafting and filling illegal prescriptions, intimidating, firing employees.
Some of the funding will go toward opioid addiction treatment and prevention, New Hampshire Hospital Association says.
Other healthcare executives such as CFOs also earned double-digit percentages of base salary, according to new research.
The shift from fee-for-service to value-based care means providers are facing new challenges. A rev cycle executive offers advice about tightening processes to overcome those.
The system committed to allocate $2 million toward launching a collaborative task force on reducing firearm injuries and conducting research into the most effective tactics that it will make publicly available.