The AAPS recommended a number of specific solutions, including ending the safe harbor to the Medicare Anti-Kickback Statute.
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Apple, Aetna collaborating on new Watch-driven wellness rewards program
The Attain program will combine members’ health record data with activity tracking to offer personalized goals, with rewards that include the Apple Watch itself.
What’s the lifetime cost of gender salary disparities? It adds up, Johns Hopkins says
Efforts to eliminate gender disparity have cut the gap in salaries that men and women earn at Johns Hopkins, but the differences make an impact.
How Renown Health increased Medicare Advantage membership over its 3 percent target
A microtargeting initiative used consumer data, analytics and outreach that asked toothpaste preferences, for instance.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock, GraniteOne Health announce merger plans
No estimated date of completion for the deal was revealed, but the newly-combined system would be known as Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health GraniteOne.
Healthcare mergers and acquisitions had record year in 2018, up 14.4 percent
The volume of deals topped 2017, which was itself a banner year, but the value of deals has dipped during that time.
Cleveland Clinic and HIMSS Patient Experience Summit call-for-proposals closes Feb. 5
Just a week remains to submit a speaking proposal for the Cleveland Clinic …
Aetna, Anthem, Health Care Service Corporation, PNC Bank and IBM announce blockchain network
Network will eventually be open to new members for secure digital sharing of healthcare information.
How artificial intelligence can be used to reduce costs and improve outcomes in total joint replacement surgery
Use of AI led to cost reductions including a 25 percent drop in hospital length of stay and 91 percent reduction in discharges to nursing facilities.
Analysis: Pulling back curtain on hospital prices adds new wrinkle in cost control
What has long been shrouded in darkness is now being thrown into the light.
