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Angela Braly abruptly resigned yesterday as chairman and CEO of WellPoint amid a growing outcry from the investment community for her ouster driven by a slumping stock price and lagging earnings.
By choosing Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan to be his running mate, presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney put Medicare on the table as a major 2012 campaign issue.
The proliferation of mobile medical devices means providers, payers and even patients are collecting more data than ever before. But do they know what to do with it?
Hays Green, healthcare policy practice lead at WPC, a Nashville-based company that provides consulting solutions, has outlined five preparatory actions that providers can kickstart today to create a solid infrastructure to achieve long-term ACO goals. "These steps can help organizations enter the commercial realm of accountable care models on level footing," Green said.
A notably picky species, American consumers have varying preferences for communicating with their health insurers and receiving their bills, a new study found, which means there's a lot of potential for consumer engagement.
A new survey from tax audit and advisory firm KPMG shows wide ranging uncertainty among health plan, provider and pharmaceutical executives as to whether the existing business models are sustainable, despite the common belief that the broader healthcare economy is unsustainable in its current form.
An ICD-10 expert discusses the new ICD-10 deadline with a focus on where healthcare organizations should be today in order to be ready on time.
A newly released report documents the successes of a private hospitals program to safely discharge homeless patients and save money for the participating hospitals.
A corner of the healthcare industry publicly asked the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to consider jumping directly to ICD-11. Here's a look at the reasons why this option was not selected by HHS.
Healthcare insurer Aetna has created Aetna Innovation Labs to focus on ways to improve patient outcomes by leveraging data and best practices.