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Instead of "going to war" to resolve contentious disputes, healthcare companies should employ preemptive dispute resolution procedures in contracts.

Policy advisors for Delaware Governor Jack Markell are crafting plans to introduce accountable care models into the state's payment and provider systems with support from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Massachusetts' first annual report on the state healthcare market shows high costs putting pressure on consumers, just as the state is embracing alternative payment models.

Healthcare prices in the United States rose marginally from June to July 2013, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, although the rate of increase was higher than a year ago.

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield has jumped head-first into the deep waters of mobile health. The health insurance giant has selected Cognizant, a mobile communication company, to provide a platform for getting mobile apps to its 3.3 million members.

When it comes to hospital construction and design, the decisions around what is built and how it's built all have significant impact on not only an organization's bottom line, but also the quality of care given to patients.

The arguments surrounding nurse practitioner scope of practice have been heated from both the NP side and the physician side but some in these fields are pushing for conversations that move beyond the rhetoric.

Omnicare has agreed to settle with its former CEO and other current and former directors of the long-term care pharmacy company.

The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have cost billions of dollars over the last decade, but the spending won't stop when the fighting does. Just how much money are we spending on healthcare because of war?

Hospitals and patient advocacy groups were among organizations awarded $67 million in federal grants Thursday to help people sign up for coverage in new online health insurance marketplaces that open for enrollment Oct. 1.