Quality and Safety
Whether misdiagnosis results in patient harm, wasted resources or malpractice lawsuits, it is a major concern for hospitals.
In the last of a trio of surveys exploring attitudes toward the bundled care model, payers and employers indicated that they are not sold on it.
As the Affordable Care Act continues to move full speed ahead, providers across the country are preparing for what is estimated to be upwards of 35 million newly insured consumers who could ultimately enter the healthcare system.
Is it realistic to expect Accountable Care Organizations to achieve their cost-reduction targets in the first year of their programs? The experience of the original 32 Pioneer ACOs is suggestive.
A Michigan pilot to bring primary care to the home for patients living with advanced chronic illness will now spread across the state. Priority Health, a Michigan-based nonprofit health plan, tested the concept last year with Spectrum Health Medical Group for 90 of its patients.
While ACOs are touted as a way to help fix an inefficient payment system that rewards more, not better, care, some economists warn they could lead to greater consolidation in the healthcare industry. Here are some answers to common questions about them.
Affinity Health Plan, Inc. recently reached a $1.2 million settlement with the HHS Office for Civil Rights related to potential violations of the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
Instead of "going to war" to resolve contentious disputes, healthcare companies should employ preemptive dispute resolution procedures in contracts.
Hospitals, universities, Indian tribes, patient advocacy groups and local food banks were among organizations awarded $67 million in federal grants in August to help people sign up for coverage in new online health insurance exchanges that open for enrollment Oct. 1.
Farzad Mostashari, Dick Foster and Uwe Reinhardt lead a panel discussion at Health Datapalooza IV to discuss whether or not the current surge in public and private sector spending on health IT programs is going to reduce healthcare costs.