Business Strategy

Here are 5 things to know about GPOs, their business model and role in the supply chain, and their impact on healthcare costs and competition

Experts weigh in on the top population health management changes managed care executives should be watching.

Even before Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas, health insurers were prepared for the worst. Here, they discuss what steps they took before the storm hit.

What technology will have the biggest impact on your managed care organization? Healthcare executives weigh in.

Millennials are tomorrow’s leaders, and they bring a lot to the table. Here are some benefits they bring to managed care organizations.

Clinical experience and business acumen are important factors in a successful healthcare leader, but the ability to accept change and help an organization adapt are perhaps the most critical.

CMS’ Quality Payment Program launched in 2016 as part of MACRA. Here’s what’s in store for Year 2.

Hospitals innovatively improve the patient experience as the industry shifts to value-based care.

In an intense healthcare era, there’s no “one-size-fits-all" approach to managing, but here are four things a fearless leader must do.

Political uncertainty plagues new payment arrangement, but private payers embrace new model.

Two Willis Towers Watson surveys have interesting findings about employee healthcare benefits.

Experts share how the declaration could affect how the opioid epidemic is managed.

Here’s what industry experts think after Cigna’s business model shift.

Cigna publication project takes a page out of the big pharma and medical technology playbook.

Administrative costs are a huge burden in healthcare, but there are several process changes that can result in huge savings.

As President Trump declares the opioid epidemic “a national emergency,” a new opioid management program from Express Scripts will limit the number and strength of opioid drugs to first-time patients.

A National Business Group on Health survey finds that with costs continuing to rise, employers are shifting control efforts to how healthcare is delivered and paid for.

Consumer and provider expectations have changed as a result of the digital economy. Here are four reasons why payers need to start migrating their businesses in that direction.

Do you have what it takes to succeed as a healthcare executive? Industry leaders weigh in.

Analytics is an integral component of healthcare no matter what Congress decides, according to one expert. Here are 4 areas of data analytics that health plans can develop that will promote future cost savings.

With so much going on in health IT, it can be difficult to keep track of all the buzzwords. Here’s your quick and easy guide.

The next few years will see the healthcare industry bracing itself for new biosimilar products for a range of illnesses from oncology to rheumatoid arthritis.

Here are three ways HealthPartners’ health plan and care delivery system work together to save customers time and money and improve their experience.

Here’s a look at four changes in the second round of healthcare bill revisions that just weren’t enough to muster up enough votes.

An initiative that aims to expand the use of population health strategies has received funding to be used in 500 U.S. cities.