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The most eye-catching awards list of the year was announced mid-summer by healthcare staffing provider Soliant Health.

Hospital ownership of physician practices appears to lead to statistically and economically significant increases in hospital prices and spending, according to a study published earlier this year in Health Affairs.

Historically, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services hasn't put a lot of emphasis on tracking costs in the hospice industry.

In the rapidly changing healthcare environment, CFOs need to engage physicians or face the failure of some financial initiatives.

Only about 44 percent of Medicare patients take advantage of their hospice benefit and, for those that do, the average length of stay in hospice is about 67 days; one-third of patients either die or are discharged within one week of admission, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.

Access to prices and just a bit of nudging seems to not only help members find the best deals on elective health services like imaging but also spur some competition among providers.

At a time when states are both reforming Medicaid and expanding managed care, insurers have a lot of opportunities to grow business and increase value, but also many challenges.

Although there are some indications of a possible lull, hospital systems are still buying up private physician practices at a high rate. With that come concerns about maintaining the revenue cycle during transition, but there are steps hospitals can take to smooth the process.

Startups and investors from Silicon Valley to the Charles River are chasing after the next paradigm-shifting blockbuster innovation. But are any of new companies developing technology that will truly help transform healthcare?

Two large health insurers are hoping a new "public utility" patient data sharing service will improve one of the most pernicious problems in American healthcare.