Risk Management

However, a roll-back of Affordable Care Act policies tied to Medicare and CHIP funding could present new challenges to the sector.

U.S. regulators recently approved two new colonoscopes designed to be used just once and thrown away; they will sell for $250 or less apiece.

Hospitals are being sold for about $45 million, "including working capital" deal is expected to close next year.

Studies show testing is needed even if there are no signs of illness, also underscore need for monitoring how disease develops, access to treatment.

Hackers breached the company's MyQuest by Care360 app on Nov. 26 and accessed patient's protected health information

While physicians are motivated to improve care quality, new frustrations with the complicated law coupled with change fatigue will bog doctors down.

While focus on care coordination and consumerism may likely continue, insiders worry that too much change could hurt them.

One model will test whether a four-step process to integrate shared decision-making into routine clinical practice lowers cost while improving quality.

The study builds on existing research that confirms nutrition can be a simple, cost-effective tool.

In addition to harming patients and crippling a healthcare provider, the attacks in the future will cause stock fluctuations that benefit criminals, said Scott Borg, chief economist at the U.S. Cyber Consequences Unit.