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Strategy
Walmart Charts New Course By Steering Workers To High-Quality Imaging Centers
The retail giant is believed to be the first to prod workers to use imaging providers based on diagnostic accuracy...
Strategy
Workplace Wellness Programs Barely Move The Needle, Study Finds
Workers in the wellness programs self-reported healthier behavior, but saw no differences in health measures, such as improved blood sugar,...
Clinical Care
Physicians Can Improve Your Supply Chain: 3 Reasons
Physician champions can help health systems and hospitals overcome challenges associated with changing supply items.
Clinical Care
Nonprofit Hospitals Must Address Administrative Bloat, Physician-Researcher Says
The author of a study examining executive compensation in non-profit healthcare says it's time to ask if a 'self-perpetuating bureaucracy'...
Strategy
Trump Administration Sinks Teeth Into Paring Down Drug Prices, On 5 Key Points
Two HHS officials who are rolling out the plan, Dan Best and John O?Brien, described their efforts to Kaiser Health...
Strategy
LifePoint Deal Shows Healthcare Services Assets May Be Undervalued
Merger will bring together private equity firm's RCCH HealthCare Partners and LifePoint to form a rural hospital company with 84...
Finance
A Baby Was Treated With A Nap And A Bottle Of Formula. The Bill Was $18,000.
'It's like the Wild West. Any trauma center can decide what their [trauma] activation fee is.'
Clinical Care
How Cleveland Clinic Aims to Shape Population Health
After building a global reputation for providing complex, specialized care, the health system is building a care model that is...
Clinical Care
AMGA Endorses 14 Metrics for Quality and Value Reporting
The new measurement set is designed to generate valuable clinical care and outcome data without placing a crushing administrative burden...
Finance
Physicians Forge Strong Links in Supply Chain
In a clinically integrated supply chain, physicians play formal and informal roles in decision-making for changes in supplies, devices, and...
Strategy
Ascension Subsidiary Moves Beyond Healthcare
Process automation company Agilify, which has saved the health system 10% in costs for five straight years, launches for healthcare...
Strategy
High Valuations Making Healthcare Deals More Difficult
High prices paid for deals combined with exciting new technologies aimed at extracting value are driving acquirers to team up...