Category: Modern Healthcare

The ONC is expected to release its long-awaited rule on data blocking in the fall. While fall doesn’t officially begin until Sept. 22, could this still be the week?

Although 16 states have all-payer claims databases, there’s no evidence they have helped lower healthcare costs. Advocates say the databases should empower lawmakers and consumers by providing reliable data.

UC Davis Health in February launched the Physician Efficiency Program, which provides hands-on training to doctors to improve their understanding and experience with the system’s electronic health record.

Two health insurance startups that are ditching high-deductible plans in favor of straightforward copays illustrate a growing sentiment that having patients pay more out of pocket won’t tame rising healthcare costs and could harm patients’ health.

Healthcare’s C-suite hasn’t seen quite as many #MeToo departures as other industries, but experts say today’s environment highlights the need for emergency CEO succession plans.

Health systems have started to re-evaluate how they engage and interact with patients in their care as consumer expectations increasingly demand more personalized and less fragmented healthcare experiences.

Mission Health’s approach to driving continuous improvement is best captured by paraphrasing the words of President Theodore Roosevelt: Real progress is won by people who take the next step, not those who theorize about the 200th.

In 2017, the CMS’ quality improvement organizations reported progress on a number of fronts in improving care for Medicare beneficiaries.

MIT researchers are working on a way to target medical treatment with an ‘in-body GPS.’

North Carolina hospitals hunkered down and waited for emergency patients to arrive after Hurricane Florence pummeled the coast near Wrightsville Beach on Friday morning.