Most physicians still paid based on volume, despite efforts to incentivize value-driven care |
Pharmacist gets 5 years in prison for $180M insurance fraud scam |
Primary care physicians and specialists both suffered modest salary declines during COVID-19 |
70% of healthcare executives expect M&A activity to ramp up this year |
Uber Health hires board-certified physician as its first chief medical officer |
High-quality working environments for nurses linked to better outcomes for surgical patients |
HHS dedicates extra $2 billion for healthcare providers hit by the pandemic |
Jefferson Health hit with data breach impacting more than 9,000 patients |
FDA approves remdesivir to treat high-risk outpatients with COVID-19 |
Burnout is up compared to last year, with nearly 50% of physicians now affected |
People with symptoms of depression more likely to believe COVID vaccine misinformation |
Medical home model designed to boost quality, reduce national healthcare costs is falling short |
HHS earmarks $103M to curtail burnout, alleviate healthcare workforce shortages |
Machine learning a key tool for limiting clinical, economic impact of C. diff on hospitals |
6 features of the ideal healthcare artificial intelligence algorithm |
Mark Cuban’s prescription drug company launches online pharmacy for affordable medications |
Patients waiting 5-plus hours in the ED before hospital admission face increased mortality risk |
Most doctors would trade a salary reduction for more free time |
‘Pharma bro’ Martin Shkreli must return $64M, is banned from drug industry |
Investor-owned health systems and those with fewer PCPs linked to more low-value care |
Insurers spent millions on ivermectin prescriptions for COVID-19, despite the drug being ineffective |
Blockchain-based health data exchange firm Avaneer Health secures $50M in seed funding |
Supreme Court allows CMS vaccine mandate for healthcare workers, blocks rule for large businesses |
Healthcare giants invest $200M in digital health benefits startup Transcarent |
Pharmacists well-positioned for larger role in patient care amid growing provider shortage |
UnitedHealth subsidiary must pay $20M after purposely denying claims to ‘protect its bottom line’ |
Insurers will cover at-home COVID-19 tests starting Saturday |
R1 RCM agrees to purchase AI revenue cycle company Cloudmed in $4.1B deal |
Mayo Clinic, Kaiser among health giants investing $110M into home care company |
Large hospital system’s ‘uncommon’ acquisition moves bolster patient outcomes, experience |
American Medical Association calls out ‘confusing, counterproductive’ quarantine guidance from CDC |
Former Hollywood doctor found guilty in $355M medical billing scam |
COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy is not associated with adverse outcomes |
Hackers break into Florida healthcare giant’s network, gaining access to data on 1.3 million people |
Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes found guilty of fraud |
Centene clears regulatory requirements for $2.2B acquisition of Magellan Health |
New lawsuit alleges Duke is working to ‘destroy’ private physicians group |
FDA authorizes Pfizer COVID-19 booster for 12- to 15-year-olds |