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Since joining the Premier healthcare alliance last year, Edward Hospital & Health Services has saved $3.5 million while improving clinical quality and patient safety.

A new PwC report on clinical informatics shows the key to those benefits is for providers to use informatics to engage patients in managing their own health.

Mayo Clinic reported a solid performance in 2011 on Feb. 23 and shared plans for growth in services and programs to meet the needs of tomorrow's patients in new and different ways.

The advisory board will specifically focus on medical industry trends, clinical imperatives, regulatory considerations, privacy concerns and patient and clinician expectations around Watson technology and how it can be incorporated into clinician workflows, according to IBM.

Healthcare cost variations create $36 billion in annual waste, which could be better controlled with increased pricing transparency, according to a new white paper from Thomson Reuters.

ECRI Institute, an independent nonprofit that researches the best approaches to improving patient care, announced the winners of its first-annual Healthcare Supply Chain Achievement Award.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska is challenging the state's decision to switch insurance companies for state employees to UnitedHealthcare - a decision worth $184 million annually.

Avoidable hospitalizations are the number one patient-related concern facing homecare agencies, hospitals and the healthcare community nationwide, according to a new study commissioned by homecare industry leaders.

A program that provides home visits and education for families with children living with asthma has shown to dramatically reduce hospitalizations for the condition, meanwhile saving $1.46 in hospital care for every $1 spent on prevention.

A new program seeks to curb healthcare expenses by educating providers to consider issues of cost and value when ordering medical tests and treatments.