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The efforts of Highmark, Pennsylvania's largest health insurer, to acquire the struggling hospital operation West Penn Allegheny Hospital System has brought into sharp focus the acrimonious relationship between the insurer and the region's dominant hospital operator, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC).
While employment growth nationally was disappointing in June, hiring in the U.S. healthcare sector continued to trend upward. The industry added 13,500 positions in June.
Findings from a Harvard University study reported in the New England Journal of Medicine examining one-year results for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts' global payment initiative shows the program is lowering medical spending while improving quality of care.
Advances in gene therapy and stem cell research are leading to double-digit annual sales growth in the orthopedic biomaterials market, according to the healthcare market research firm Kalorama Information.
The Affordable Care Act is placing a huge emphasis on the forward progress of delivery models that save lives, improve care and cut costs. One such model is the patient-centered medical home model.
The specter of copayments is one of the biggest issues facing the home healthcare industry today, said a panel Thursday.
Evergreen Hospital announced its selection to participate in the Multi-Payer Medical Home Reimbursement Pilot, a nationwide, model program launched May 1 that seeks to fundamentally improve the quality of primary patient care through leading-edge, preventive medical treatment.
Millions of Americans are not receiving needed dental care services because of "persistent and systemic" barriers that limit their access to oral healthcare, says a new report by the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council.
Nine emergency department health providers have created a consensus statement that lays out metrics to help reduce ED crowding.
HealthInsight, a Salt Lake City-based non-profit, announced Thursday that it will launch a health information exchange in Nevada. HealthInsight is a regional extension center and an ONC Beacon Community.