Hospitals & Providers

How one $1.62 billion healthcare network uses global sourcing to simultaneously improve quality and wring costs out of its purchasing program and supply chain.

Rob Danoff, DO, of Aria Health System, explains what should be done to reduce health management costs, while improving care of diabetic patients.

Considering entering into a risk-sharing agreement with another payer or provider? Avoid these top mistakes.

In the fee-for-service world, physicians need to squeeze in more visits into less time. Here’s how value-based reimbursement is changing the model.

Launching a successful accountable care organization is not easy. Here are some tips from David Swieskowski, MD, MBA, president and chief accountable care officer at Mercy ACO.

CMS and AHIP, together with physician groups and other stakeholders, announce alignment and simplification of quality measures.

One of the biggest current areas of research is precision medicine, which will transform patient care for generations to come. Here's how one hospital is applying it.

Payers and providers have traditionally operated on opposite sides of the tracks with limited collaboration, resulting in a disjointed and complicated experience for patients when accessing care.

Mercy Accountable Care Organization (ACO) has identified and successfully leveraged a critical factor to supplement its population health strategies.

How did the ICD-10 transition impact health systems and health plans? Here, those in the field, weigh in.

Rule would expand standards health plans must meet to be certified as qualified health plans

As technology advances, it is transforming healthcare in ways never thought possible

A common question facing healthcare executives is how to get started with population health management. Here are steps and strategies critical to success.

In this commentary, an industry insider shares his 2016 predictions for healthcare. Do you agree?

A new study of a pediatric ACO serving approximately 300,000 Medicaid-eligible children in Ohio evaluated whether financial incentives influence physician behavior.

The precision medicine uptake is not as fast as predicted in healthcare organizations, but academic medical centers are jumping on board faster than others.

We asked the Managed Healthcare Executive editorial advisory board to predict the biggest challenge healthcare executives will face this year. Here's what they said.

While diabetes, particularly type 2, remains an epidemic, the number of new diagnoses has begun to slow. Here are some developments contributing to the decrease.

New research: Hospitals risk millions from failure to provide consumer-friendly mobile apps. How to achieve exceptional consumer experience.

New initiative poised to be a model for health plan providers to foster improved collaboration between pharmacists and physicians.

After much angst and several delays, the healthcare industry recently completed the ICD-10 transition, but was it really necessary?

Change is in the air as a new year begins. These five trends will continue to gain momentum in the healthcare industry.

The changing healthcare industry is leading organizations to prioritize new skill sets during recruitment efforts.

The solution to succeeding in value-based reimbursement models is to start inside the hospital with high acuity patients and build the systems that support them.

Optimism exists for biosimilars in the United States, but questions regarding FDA approval and reimbursement remain.