Since the program was created in 1997, the program has recovered more than $27.8 million from people trying to defraud health programs.

Since 2010, 48 rural hospitals have closed, while hundreds more face financial pressures, Kaiser Health News reports.

Nathan Kaufman: Too many hospital and health system executives are trying to protect their existing sources of revenue instead of adapting to a changing landscape.

If Congress does not act in the coming weeks, physician payments for treating Medicare patients will decrease by 21 percent on April 1.

Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC have come together to form the Pittsburgh Health Data Alliance. The collaboration will leverage big data to revolutionize healthcare and wellness using the massive amounts of data avaialble from EHRs, imaging, prescriptions, genomic profiles, insurance records and wearable devices, according to an announcement.

Chicago (March 16, 2015) – Apervita, Inc. (www.apervita.com), the fastest growing health analytics community, today announced the appointment of Tim Gustafson, M.D., as chief content officer. In his role, Dr. Gustafson will lead Apervita’s Author community and oversee the growth of content offered on Apervita’s market for health analytics, including, algorithms, measures, pathways, protocols and data focused on critical health areas, such as chronic disease management, preventable adverse events, readmissions, cancer, early warning, quality and safety.

With reimbursement more closely tied to quality of care and value-based care, chief financial officers are focusing on recovering working capital and finding new sources of revenue, according to a new survey of more than 150 health system CFOs.

The cost-effectiveness of cancer care in the U.S. is less than in Western Europe, according to a new study.