Princeton Healthcare System (PCHS) will join the University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS), marking the latter’s first expansion beyond Pennsylvania’s borders.

Improving resident handoffs has been at the top of the list for many major healthcare organizations. Where they fall short is knowing specifically which recommended strategy is the most effective.

Medicare payments to physicians and hospitals should increase in 2018, but a planned payment bump for ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) should be scrapped, according to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC).

Massachusetts’ largest health network, Partners Healthcare, lost $108 million on operations for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, reversing a $106 million profit a year earlier.

A study, by University of Maryland business professors Ritu Agarwal and Guodong Gao, examined if online communities were measured on whether they could reduce disparities in healthcare among rural and urban popoulations.

Researchers are attempting to minimize errors caused by confusing labels on over-the-counter medications by incorporating changes in fonts and text colors. The team was able to drop error rates from 68 percent to 16 percent in elderly patients.

Humana indicated it doesn’t expect to receive the $591 million its owed by the federal government under the risk corridor program of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

As 2016 comes to a close, the year has had its share of ups and downs. But looking specifically at the healthcare field, the year proved to be one of recalibration.