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In a pilot program at the San Francisco Health Network affiliates, coordinating care with basic email lowered readmission rates by 58 percent.

Even among the majority of practices that have a policy, current training methods are too passive, MGMA experts say.

All but $500,000 of fine suspended if Coordinated Care Corp. ensures members have access to in-network providers.

KPMG and Leavitt Partners new survey found that health and life sciences organizations intend to invest in analytics and digital technologies that advance the shift from volume to value-based care.

The 3 to 5 percent of claims hospitals are tempted to give up on trying to collect can generate millions of dollars in what otherwise would be lost revenue.

Labs that were paid millions are now deeply in debt to Medicare with few assets on hand.

Physician groups want risk-bearing models and the ability to offer Medicare Advantage plans to level playing field with health systems.

The acquisition will accelerate its development of mobile and desktop platforms, Cigna says.

Hospitals have a few long-term options to reverse the trend of too few nurses.

Pharma giant allegedly billed government payers for medications that were never shipped, or were returned, and paid kickbacks to beneficiaries, the DOJ said.