Category: Modern Healthcare

Q&A with Providence St. Joseph’s Kevin Fleming on bundled payments, reducing costs

Kevin Fleming, Providence St. Joseph Health’s vice president of orthopedics and sports medicine, talks about the organization’s approach to managing physician preference items and savings earned through bundled payments.

Q&A with Providence St. Joseph’s Kevin Fleming on bundled payments, reducing costs

Kevin Fleming, Providence St. Joseph Health’s vice president of orthopedics and sports medicine, talks about the organization’s approach to managing physician preference items and savings earned through bundled payments.

Data Points: August’s arrival signals vaccination season

It’s hard to believe it, but for many kids, summer will come to an end in the coming weeks. 
As parents bulk up on school supplies, it’s also important to remember a visit to the doctor’s office for immunizations. After all, August is National…

Data Points: August’s arrival signals vaccination season

It’s hard to believe it, but for many kids, summer will come to an end in the coming weeks. 
As parents bulk up on school supplies, it’s also important to remember a visit to the doctor’s office for immunizations. After all, August is National…

Women still a rarity in high-paying surgical specialties

Female surgeons are still sparse in high-paying specialties despite efforts to boost their numbers.

Women still a rarity in high-paying surgical specialties

Female surgeons are still sparse in high-paying specialties despite efforts to boost their numbers.

Is it milk or something else? FDA ponders what to call almond milk

Does it pass the moo test? The FDA considers whether nondairy products should be called milk.

Addressing cultural issues 
that increase the risk of suicide

Intermountain Healthcare has launched a new initiative aimed at stemming the rising tide of suicides. At its core is acknowledging the fact that Intermountain serves communities that cherish their right to bear arms.

CMS needs to better oversee managed Medicaid programs, GAO says

The CMS isn’t doing enough to ensure that states are adequately paying managed Medicaid companies and that the plans are making correct payments to providers, according to the GAO.

Surgeon general eyes greater collaboration with hospitals to combat opioid abuse

Saying there is still a lot of “low hanging fruit,” U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams Friday announced that his office will partner with the American Hospital Association to further combat the opioid epidemic.