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Predicting anything in healthcare is difficult, but one factor is a fairly good indicator of whether providers joined a Medicare accountable care organization: integration.

The growth in Medicare per capita spending is slower as a result of fewer hospital readmissions and a shift to generic prescription medications, and Medicare Advantage plans are also beginning to contribute to the moderating trend.

Even as access to behavioral and mental healthcare expands under health reform, there may still be gaps in both public and private insurance, researchers said in a new Health Affairs study.

UnityPoint Health is notifying 1,800 patients that their protected health records have been compromised after it was discovered that an employee of the health system's third party contractor gained unauthorized access to patient records.

A non-profit organization focused on Internet security is looking to develop a set of benchmarks to protect medical devices from potentially fatal cyber attacks.

After almost a year of preparation, 450 healthcare organizations begin taking part in Medicare's Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative this month. The goal is to evaluate if paying for care by episodes really can improve quality and reduce Medicare's costs.

After almost a year of preparation, 450 healthcare organizations will begin taking part in Medicare's Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative this month. The goal is to evaluate if paying for care by episodes can improve quality and reduce Medicare's costs.

Most patient consumers set to become newly insured under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will see a decrease in out-of-pocket expenses, a new study from the RAND Corporation found.

Florida's Baptist Health has devised a more efficient way to manage their medical devices and share risk, and it's helping them place real controls on capital costs.

Our weekly look at career moves in the healthcare finance sector. This issue highlights promotions, hires and fires for the week ending October 3, 2013.