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PITTSBURGH – Consolidation and economies of scale are two key reasons behind the combination of two large Blues plans in Pennsylvania. The merger, announced in late March, will form an orga...

LOS ANGELES – The California Heart Center Foundation implemented a standalone dashboard to monitor its productivity, financial performance and referrals from outside physicians almost a yea...

WASHINGTON - Amid industry concerns, a new pay-for-performance program has been outlined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The voluntary 2007 Physician Quality Reporting Initiati...

Contributed By Elizabeth W. Boehm & Bruce D. Temkin Health plan executives are confronted by a daunting challenge – they face increasing cost pressures, more complex plan designs, ris...

Inconsistent investments and strategies are undercutting the effectiveness of pay-for-performance initiatives in the United States, according to a recent payer-based survey on P4P programs....

About all you can conclude from all the discussion and attention being paid to healthcare reform is that it is a hot topic, one that politicians believe will resonate with the public....

WASHINGTON – A recent study indicates that employers can save money on healthcare by paying incentives to their employees who maintain healthy lifestyles. Advocates of consumer-direct...

P4P COULD HURT POOR, MINORITIES, STUDY SUGGESTS While pay-for-performance (P4P) and public quality-reporting programs may contribute to the improvement of healthcare qualit...

LONG BEACH, CA – Telemedicine, long believed to have the potential for facilitating healthcare treatment, may be about to play a significant role in ambulatory settings. According to...

Contributed by Mark Sedlmeier Healthcare equipment financing is surging forward to keep pace with unprecedented spending, with institutions designating more capital for equipment than ev...