Between 2010 and 2012, $73 billion could have been saved by substituting a generic or over-the-counter medication for a brand name drug in the same class.

The FDA granted a 510(k) clearance for CareTaker Medical’s wireless continuous non-invasive “beat-by-beat” blood pressure and heart rate monitor. The monitor uses the company’s finger cuff technology to continuously measure blood pressure and heart rate even when people are sleeping.

WEDI's survey examining the implementation of ICD-10 found a majority of the respondents reported costs being at or above expectation, while the overall transition was smoother than expected.

The Parkinson's Disease Care, New York program developed by neurologists at UR Medicine will provide free access to care via virtual telemedicine for as many as 500 patients diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and other chronic diseases.

Long wait times ending in rushed visits with doctors may just be a thing of the past. Patients are joining shared medical appointments where patients attend sessions for eight to 15 people. The meetings last about 90 minutes where a digital whiteboard lists group members’ vital signs, such as blood pressure and weight.

Patient engagement and shared decision-making has been shown to improve patient understanding of their own healthcare, yet so few healthcare organizations have implemented a type of decision aids. Now, a Pennsylvania woman is proposing the idea of serving as a concierge liaison for Lancaster General Health/Penn Medicine.

Tenet Healthcare and HCA Holdings, two of the largest hospital operators in the U.S., announced surprisingly strong profits and increases in hospital admissions for the first quarter of 2016.

The former president of the North American operations for the Starbucks Coffee Company, John Richards, has moved into the healthcare space as the CEO of The Joint Corp.