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Elderly and disabled Californians were less likely to go to the emergency room or be hospitalized after their in-home caregivers participated in an intensive training program, according to a report.

Healthcare executives saw salaries decrease during the last year, even though pay for doctors and physician assistants, IT pros rose.

CRH Healthcare, an Atlanta, Georgia-based urgent care center operator, has acquired the assets of Patients First's seven centers, CRH announced.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has updated its five-star quality ratings for nursing homes that will likely alter the current ratings.

The cost to implement information technology needed to meet federal mandates for value-based care is taking a financial toll on physician-owned multispecialty practices, according to the Medical Group Management Association.

Aetna has sent a letter to over 900 physicians, telling them they fall within the top 1 percent of opioid prescribers.

For the first time, most employers consider specialty pharmacy as the highest driver of healthcare costs.

Newkirk Products, a provider of identification cards for insurance carriers, including BlueCross BlueShield, on Friday reported a data breach that may have exposed the personal information of 3.3 million members of insurance plans.

Memorial Healthcare System, has joined the Caris Centers of Excellence for Precision Medicine Network, a partnership aimed at advancing tumor profiling and enhancing access to precision medicine, Caris announced Monday.

UNC Health Care of Chapel Hill, North Carolina will replace 60-year old operating rooms and modernize the look of the hospital with a new surgical tower at N.C. Memorial Hospital.