Hospitals & Providers

When Medicaid pays for food, it helps prevent chronic disease.

About 80% of the losses are from cancelled surgeries and over services.

Infectious diseae prevention could completely reshape how and where American healthcare is delivered.

President Donald Trump issued broad guidelines for a re-opening of the US economy this week, outlining the COVID-19 regulations that should be in place while leaving final decisions to the nation’s governors.

As losses loom, hospitals, other providers map out criteria for resuming elective surgeries.

Trauma was the big ticket hospital admission pre-Covid-19.

Younger healthcare consumers are more frustrated, more likely to stop seeing providers, and will write negative reviews based on bad digital experiences.

Survey finds the majority of insured adults are satisfied with their coverage but want more information.

Provider, life sciences, biotech, IT, and financial industry leaders weigh in.

The ultimate guidebook on everything you need to know about reducing hospital readmissions-the most common risk factors, the reimbursement issues, and how real-world hospitals are solving the problem.

Antimicrobial stewardship is a key strategy to combat the emergence of drug resistance.

Healthcare execs should be planning for a split between “legacy” healthcare and “digital” healthcare, replete with new tech platform integrations.

Predictive analytics in healthcare powered by artificial intelligence represents one of the most disruptive shifts. Here's how to take advantage of it.

Intervention of friends, family, and non-physician health workers is key.

When disaster strikes, healthcare executives must be ready to take care of those in need of emergency medical services.

HACs continue to burden the healthcare system.

Simple design considerations at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital make a positive impact on loved ones.

The ultimate guidebook on everything you need to know about reducing hospital readmissions-the most common risk factors, the reimbursement issues, and how real-world hospitals are solving the problem.

Leadership doesn’t always have to come from the top-sometimes your team members can help motivate you.

They were formed to provide greater access to healthcare and lower costs, but they may be doing more harm than good.

Artificial intelligence is poised to take over healthcare-or is it?

Does step therapy harm patient outcomes?

Managed Healthcare Executive asked some chief executives what their biggest challenge has been, and how they have worked to overcome it. Here’s what they had to say.

The states with the highest patient safety records in hospitals.

New analysis finds that there are plenty of opportunities for providers to step up their efforts to reduce their utilization of low-value care and increase their use of services that deliver better value for patients.

The importance of increasing healthcare quality and access in rural areas transcends political party lines.

How hospitals are using savings from the 340B program to support other programs.

With worsening storms and other natural disasters, it’s more important than ever for healthcare executives to pay attention to emergency power supplies.

In the three decades since its passage, Stark Law has become one of the most significant sources of regulatory burden on physicians and, ultimately, for Medicare beneficiaries.

Here are five surprising ways to tailor experiences so patients adopt healthier behaviors when faced with chronic conditions like diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and COPD.