Susan Morse
Despite reporting strong second quarter bookings increases of 31% over the previous year, Allscripts had a second quarter net loss of $150 million.
The therapy costs $375,000 or $475,000, with hospital stays due to adverse effects adding hundreds of thousands of dollars to care.
Medicare began reimbursing physicians for advance-care planning counseling in 2016, but only about a third of adults have such a document.
CVSHealth continues to make inroads into traditional healthcare, with HealthHUBS in 1,500 locations by 2021.
The goal is to reduce the incidence of diabetes in a given population by 58% in three years.
In the build-out of IngenioRx, Anthem has opened a 24/7 pharmacy care center in Las Vegas that will offer dedicated specialty patient care.
Ridgecrest Regional spent $72 million on a building that withstood an earthquake, but broken water pipes forced an evacuation anyway.
The rule increases new technology add-on payment from 50 to 65% for cases with high costs involving eligible new technologies.
Manufacturers have wanted to offer lower cost versions but were locked into contracts with other parties in the supply chain, HHS Secretary Alex Azar says.
The cost of a healthcare breach is about $408 per patient record and that doesn't include the loss of business, productivity and reputation.