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Hospitals are always looking for ways to reduce readmission rates. They may have an unusual ally in a quality control system originally developed in Europe for the manufacturing sector. Read more about it.

A study from Human Rights Watch has eye-opening findings about antipsychotic drug prescribing in U.S. nursing homes.

Managed care organizations are looking for new skills in healthcare leaders (and in some cases hiring for completely new leadership roles). Here are four emerging trends to watch.

We asked the Managed Healthcare Executive board to share their favorite app-for work or for play. Here’s what they said.

Anthem’s decision has sparked criticism and concern, but could it reduce healthcare spending? Experts weigh in.

Retail drug chain giant Walgreens made a takeover approach to drug distributor AmerisourceBergen. Here’s what industry watchers want you to know about it.

A new survey from Sage Growth Partners offers new ideas on executives’ application and adoption of telemedicine technology.

FDA should provide better education about biosimilar drugs on the agency’s web site dedicated to biosimilars, a patient advocacy group said.

FDA recently approved 3 major drugs to treat lung cancer, prostate cancer, and cystic fibrosis. Here are the top 3 new drug approvals.

A coalition is pushing for interoperability advances that it believes could help curb the opioid epidemic. Here’s what it is fighting for.

The landscape of data exchange efficiency continues to be uneven, with some healthcare organizations communicating more proficiently than others. These are the ones struggling the most.

In the year ahead, we can expect to see an insurgence in technology solutions that address patient engagement, data, and security throughout the healthcare system.

John R. Washlick, Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney, and expert in healthcare system transactions and market consolidation, talks to Managed Healthcare Executive about healthcare spin-offs, what that means for the future of mergers and acquisitions, and advice for healthcare executives.

Survey reveals why 2018 will be the year for telemedicine

A new report reveals the top cities that rise to the top for healthcare-and they’re probably not the cities you’d expect.

A pharmacist organization is among the supporters of a new Medicare Part D proposal, which calls for a 7-day supply limit on opioid prescriptions.

Due to the increased use of illicit fentanyl mixed with heroin and used in counterfeit prescription drugs, the DEA placed all illicit fentanyl analogues not already regulated by the Controlled Substances Act into Schedule I.

A Pacific Research Institute report revealed that the 340B program is in desperate need of reform, while 340B Health refutes damaging claims.

The healthcare landscape is transforming. Here are six considerations to help your talent during restructuring, downsizing, and other transitions.

Make the rules work for, rather than, against you by relying on these five critical capabilities.

Here are three strategies to navigate toward next-generation care management and increase member engagement in the process

Understanding the key barriers to biosimilar adoption in the U.S. is the first step managed care executives can take to overcome these obstacles, according to a Trinity Parners report.

Successfully separating the signal from the noise, especially in healthcare, can be a tremendous value creator.

Treatment failures can result in a spectrum of problems for patients with hemophilia. Here’s some guidance on choosing the right therapy.

FDA approved Allergan's supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) to expand the approved use of ceftazidime and avibactam (Avycaz) to include 2 types of pneumonia.

FDA is adding a Boxed Warning, its most prominent warning, on a liver disease medicine.

Putting together the right team of data specialists is an important part of the future growth of a healthcare organization. Do you have the right team in place?