Improving the communication and coordination of primary care and hospitals, commonly known as “vertical integration”, was found to be effective in reducing hospital readmission. In a study, published in in Medical Care, researchers analyzing the vertical integration of healthcare in Portugal led to reduced hospital readmissions for a variety of conditions.

HHS Secretary Tom Price and CMS Administrator Seema Verma have both expressed skepticism about making bundled payments mandatory for providers in certain regions, but switching them to voluntary participation could slow the transition to value-based care, according to five Brookings Institution experts writing in a Health Affairs blog post.

With a limited supply of readily available transplantable organs, researchers are looking for innovative alternatives for organ transplants—and 3D printing could be an answer.

Running a marathon takes weeks of preparation of the mind and body—and researchers are investigating a similar approach, if less intense, to patients before surgery. A study, published by Surgery, found that basic wellness and fitness coaching can cut costs and the patient's length of stay.

Reaching a patient quickly in response to a bedside alarm could be the difference between life and death. A study in JAMA Pediatrics examines the varied response times of nurses to patient bedside alarms based on differing factors.

A new report from Irving Levin Associates and HealthCareMandA.com said mergers and acquisition (M&A) activity “surged” among physician medical groups in the first quarter of the year, with 48 deals confirmed.

After 40 years, changes are coming to the field of laser-based dermatological treatments. Researchers from the University of Missouri, taking into account an increased demand of minimally invasive laser-based treatments, have developed a laser light technique that transmits into the skin through direct contact.

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a test capable of detecting ovarian tumors in their earliest stages, which could potentially improve patient five-year survival rates by 90 percent.