Stakeholder participation, real-time transparency and emerging use cases will likely help blockchain permeate healthcare over the next several years.
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Cigna, Express Scripts merger to close Thursday
The integration of insurer and pharmacy benefit manager follows that of CVS Health and Aetna.
Pagosa Springs Medical Center settles with OCR over hospital’s failure to terminate former employee’s access to PHI
A complaint said a former PSMC employee continued to have remote access to PSMC’s web-based scheduling calendar even after separation of employment.
Medicare diabetes patients file class action lawsuit against HHS Secretary Alex Azar
Diabetic patients on Medicare have filed a class action lawsuit against …
Vast majority of physicians say data reporting detracting from satisfaction in their work
The Physician Misery Index has increased from 3.78 to 3.94 since 2015 despite increasing awareness of the prevalence of burnout.
Pharma giants Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline to create joint consumer healthcare business
GSK plans to spin off the newly-combined entity after the deal closes; new company to operate under GSK Consumer Healthcare name.
As benchmarking in healthcare becomes more common, artificial intelligence is poised to facilitate it
The purpose of benchmarking in healthcare is to improve efficiency, quality of care, patient safety and patient satisfaction; AI can help.
What’s next for the Affordable Care Act
Democratic attorneys general led by California have filed a motion to allow for an immediate appeal of the decision to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Texas.
Surgeons under stress make more mistakes in the operating room, study finds
The findings could lead to the development of protocol aimed at reducing acute or short-term stress on surgeons working in the operating room.
Looking to boost your revenue cycle? 7 tips to make it happen
Focusing on a better patient financial experience, broadening the vision to include the outpatient sector and the inevitable insurgence of AI are all coming and can go a long way to bolster the bottom line.
