Patient Engagement

As director of CMS' Innovation Center, Conway has helped lead the transition to value-based care.

Treatment of low back pain a major area of overuse, overspending; outcomes are sorely in need of improvement, Health Affairs says.

Cutting down on negative physician bias towards obesity could yield better treatment, patient outcomes.

Only about 20 percent of health outcomes are determined by clinical care, yet it accounts for the majority of healthcare investments, report says.

Roughly 45 percent of urgent care facility visits by Cigna members could be conducted at retail healthcare clinics, insurer says.

While certain programs favor large systems, plenty of providers are proving that scale doesn't always matter.

Experts say the aging doctor population is one of the biggest issues healthcare must overcome.

When paired with estimates that boomers account for two to three times more healthcare spend than that of millennials, the financial risk is high.

If there's one point a recent session at America's Health Insurance Plans Institute & Expo 2017 brought home, it's that if providers and payers are going to manage their members as a population, they need to start by knowing them individually.

U.S. minorities tend to receive fewer medical services considered effective like flu shots, aspirin following heart attack, study author says.