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Healthcare mergers are much more intricate in the post-reform world, as systems are more apt to buy clinics, physician practices and digital tools than hospitals, a new report by Accenture claims.

Since it first started placing home health monitoring kits with patients discharged from Flagstaff Medical Center or Verde Valley Medical Center following treatment for congestive heart failure or related cardiac conditions in 2011, parent company Northern Arizona Healthcare says is has saved up to $92,000 per patient.

Tufts Health Plan is working with Iora to open two new Iora Primary Care practices, in Medford and Hyde Park, exclusively for customers on Tufts' Medicare Preferred and Senior Care Options plans, the latter a dual eligibles plan.

Healthcare Finance showcases its top five most popular videos from the first half of the year.

As giants like Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna and Humana target smartphone access, the payers must think hard about the kind of experience they're offering patients through an app.

Many startups aimed at bringing hospitals and physicians software and management services to adapt to new Medicare and insurance payment models.

A $1.1 trillion Congressional spending deal approved Wednesday night includes millions for healthcare related services, but holds spending on programs tied to the Affordable Care Act.