HealthExec spoke with Deloitte managing director Sarah Thomas about a recent survey that showed only half non-pediatric physicians were aware of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), despite the fact it will dramatically change Medicare reporting in 2017.

Two major health systems on the East Coast signed a letter of intent to pursue a binding partnership.

The safety, effectiveness and data security of mobile healthcare applications were examined by a U.S. House subcommittee in a July 13 hearing, with lawmakers alternating between excitement over their potential and concern that consumers’ data isn’t being protected.

Prosthetics are primed for a revolution with the continuing advancement of technology. With improved movement, structure and range, today's prosthetics are miles ahead of what they were in the past. They have evolved into being a part of the human body rather than an awkward piece of equipment.

A 92-2 vote in the U.S. Senate will send a legislative package aimed at fighting opioid addiction and abuse to President Barack Obama, who has promised to sign it even though it doesn’t contain the $1.1 billion in extra funding he requested for treatment and prevention programs.

Stryker's Foot & Ankle have developed a new way to treat soft tissue repair with their SonicAnchor technology. 

There are only about six months left in President Obama’s tenure at the White House, which means his administration is about to lose their jobs too. But some of them have a lot of work to do before they go. 

The growth in healthcare spending should slow in 2016 compared to the previous two years, while projected growth over the next decade remains unchanged at 5.8 percent annually, according to CMS’s new healthcare expenditures report published in Health Affairs.