More than 1.3 billion adults globally will have diabetes by 2050, according to a study released this year. In the U.S., our current health system — which is structured around treatment, not prevention ...

In a healthcare landscape where 70 percent of physicians prefer fee-for-service payment models¹, tying physician payment to outcomes requires realigning entrenched clinical processes with new ...

CMS is applying pressure on health systems to transition from fee-for-service to value-based care by 2030. While value-based care has been discussed for years, many institutions are not yet fully ...

Primary care physicians are often called the quarterbacks of healthcare because they coordinate and direct patients’ journeys through the medical system. On a typical NFL team, the quarterback is the ...

A 'perverse disincentive' for hospitals that have invested in expensive technology for robotic surgery may be jeopardizing prostate cancer patients who seek out the procedure, concludes a new study. A ...

The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule is a big deal. The fee schedule determines what services are covered for what price. When setting the fee schedule, policymakers seek to balance a number of goals ...

(The Center Square) – So-called “facility fees” charged to patients at hospital-owned outpatient clinics prompted a spirited debate Tuesday before a state legislative committee. “Restricting or ...