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An anesthesiologist in Massachusetts could increase his or her salary by 61 percent by relocating to Wisconsin, according to a new report by physician social networking site Doximity.

The fundamental transformation is to refocus provision of care from "reactive" to "proactive."

The gift — the second $50 million grant in two years — will help fund an eight-care complex in Philadelphia.

The organizations said they plan to shift from a fee-for-service healthcare system to one that is value-based.

Mayo Clinic picked Epic for revenue cycle, President Obama floated predictive medicine at the State of the Union, Arkansas planned to extend its private option and the Sustainable Growth rate saw its day on The Hill.

You can expect more credit downgrades than upgrades in 2015 among the country's nonprofit hospitals, Standard & Poor's announced this week, as expensive upgrades and pressures to convert to value-based payment systems continue to gnaw away at bottom lines.

Hospital initiatives to slash the number of infections patients pick up while under their care are working, a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found, though results vary by state.

Strategic growth through consolidation, optimizing care by finding ways to become more efficient providers make experts' list of healthcare issues to watch in 2015.

Healthcare hiring continued to pick up last month, with organizations adding 34,000 jobs in December, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly employment report.

As new owners of physician practices, many health systems are on a mission to integrate clinics with their hospitals.