Researchers from the University of Eastern Finland have developed a cartilage degenerative algorithm capable of predicting the progression of osteoarthritis in patients. The findings were published in Scientific Reports.

ivWatch, providers of continuous monitoring devices, has been awarded the Innovative Technology contract from the healthcare performance improvement provider Vizient.

The Advisory Board Company has announced a $2.6 billion deal which will see UnitedHealth Group’s Optum health services segment take over its healthcare business.

Virtual reality (VR) technology has replaced anesthesia for pediatric patients at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, who have implemented distraction medicine to reduce pain and anxiety.

Boston-based Partners HealthCare is holding off on its acquisition of Rhode Island’s No. 2 hospital system, Care New England, after the latter reported heavy losses.

The American Hospital Association (AHA) and dozens of doctors and hospitals have asked CMS to delay proposed cuts to Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments, arguing reductions would hamper safety-net hospitals and criticizing how the payments would be calculated.

Rising out-of-pocket costs and the shift towards high-deductible health plans will cause admissions to be weak at for-profit hospitals through 2018, according to Reuters.

The largest hospital system in New York, Northwell Health, announced it will wind down operations of its CareConnect insurance division due to financial losses caused by the Affordable Care Act’s risk adjustment program.