Reducing the constantly increasing cost of healthcare is at the top of the list for anyone purchasing healthcare. The problem is finding where to cut these costs and figuring out why they have been increasing over the years.

More than two million healthcare providers throughout the country will receive letters from U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA, later this month. It will include information for doctors about how to best help patients and families dealing with opioid addictions and how to prevent those at risk from becoming addicted in the first place. 

Terri McGuire Mollica, the former CFO of Birmingham Health Care, has been sentenced to 17 years after pleading guilty to stealing $1.7 million from a center that catered to the homeless, reports AL.com.

The physical network of healthcare—hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, etc.—can be integrated with the digital network of EHRs and interoperability platforms to improve care and reduce costs.

Prices seem to be going up for everything from gas to pencils, and the thing that is constantly rising in price is our healthcare.

New research suggests that, since the Affordable Care Act has launched, Americans are less likely to have medical debt and postpone care because of cost, and more likely to have a regular doctor and receive preventive health resources, such as vaccines and cancer screenings.

Nearly half (49 percent) of men responding to an American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) survey rated their health as excellent or very good, but 48 percent said they’ve been diagnosed with a chronic condition, such as high blood pressure, diabetes or cancer.

A CMS analysis said its Independence at Home Demonstration program saved over $10 million in its second performance year, a decline from the $25 million in savings from its first year.