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A blog on Health Affairs highlights California's successful ACO models that are steadily moving towards the goal of 60% of the population being cared-for by an integrated healthcare delivery system.

While the 21st Century Cures Act that was recently approved is full of promise for healthcare innovation, experts warn against some of the Act's provisions.

A study from the RAND corporation, published in JAMA, found clinical decision support tools increased the proportion of tests for Medicare fee-for-service patients rated as appropriate.

Incidence of this common skin cancer keeps rising even though it is easy to prevent. CDC says more must be done to encourage Americans to use sunscreen, wear protective clothing, and limit use of tanning beds.

Implementing a pre-operative infection prevention "bundle" was associated with a significant reduction in serious S aureus surgical site infections.

Advanced technology is now available to not only monitor patients at home but also to incorporate a myriad of data sources into intelligent engagement platforms. The Virtual Health Assistant will become the brain of the Intelligent Engagement Plecosystem

A healthcare blog from experts at The Commonwealth Fund evaluates how the Affordable Care Act is transforming care delivery across institutions.

Insurance companies are proposing a double-digit rate hike in 2016, with Blue Cross Blue Shield seeking a premium increase of 20% or more in several states.

Biomarker-directed regimens in cancer not only ensure treatment for the right patient population, it also makes economic sense, especially in today's climate of high-cost specialty medications like the novel immunooncology agents, nivolumab and pembrolizumab.

Governor Bobby Jindal wants the state budget to meet requirements of Americans for Tax Reform. Even a less severe plan that has passed the Louisiana House still falls short in funding to compensate private operators of charity hospitals and medical schools.

New Jersey lawmakers want physicians to accept in-network rates if patients use their in-network hospital in an emergency. Other disputes would go to arbitration.

This is the third year that CMS has released Medicare payment data, and this year the agency added information on prescription drugs.

A collaborative study, conducted by researchers in the United Kingdom and in the United States, has found that statins could successfuly reduce mortality among patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), compared with several other medications.

Although teenagers have greater access to mental healthcare compared with 2 years ago, there remain racial and ethnic inequalities, according a survey from the University of Michigan National Voices Project.

This week CMS unveiled its proposed rule to overhaul Medicaid managed care and folded to Florida Governor Rick Scott, and the American Society of Clinical Oncology kicks off its annual meeting in Chicago.

CMS' Medicaid managed care proposal broadens the definition of "care coordination," according to healthcare advocates in New Jersey, where the state's Medicaid program has been under fire.

More than half of women diagnosed with breast cancer undergo breast-conserving surgery with a partial mastectomy. A new study from the Yale Cancer Center found that removing more tissue during this procedure could spare thousands of these patients from a second surgery.

Two lawsuits have been filed against Anthem Blue Cross for denying coverage to 2 women for the hepatitis C medication Harvoni.

An international study has estimated that in 2013, there were 14.9 million newly diagnosed cases of cancer and 8.2 million deaths around the world.

At Patient-Centered Diabetes Care held April 16-17 in Boston, Massachusetts, Patrick J. O'Connor, MD, MA, MPH, senior clinical investigator at HealthPartners Institute for Education and Research and clinical associate professor or family medicine and community health at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine, kicked off the meeting with a discussion communicating treatment information to patients.

Children and families can benefit so much from these camps. Yes, MCOs should pay and here is why.

Despite fast adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) over the past 5 years, many clinicians have voiced concerns about the unintended clinical consequences of EHR use, such as reduced time for patient-clinician interactions, burdensome data entry tasks for front-line clinicians, and interoperability troubles.

While the concept of informed consent it a good one, there is a fundamental problem with the informed consent and how it is practiced today, writes Harlan Krumholz, MD, SM, professor of cardiology, epidemiology, and public health.

A randomized clinical trial conducted across at 215 sites in 35 countries has established that earlier antiretroviral treatment benefits all HIV-infected individuals.

A new payment model through the Affordable Care Act seeks to decrease cardiovascular disease for tens of thousands of Medicare beneficiaries by assessing patient risks for heart attack and stroke and then helping them to reduce those risks.

Cancer patients under the age of 65 are much more likely to try alternative and complimentary medicine to ease their symptoms and the side effects of their cancer treatments.

Individuals who enrolled in health insurance on the Affordable Care Act's marketplaces had lower average drug spending and were less likely to use most medication classes than patients with employer-sponsored coverage, according to a study published in Health Affairs.

The suits are on behalf of providers and health insurance customers and involve some famous plaintiffs' attorneys.

It is with an incredibly heavy heart that we must announce the death of our good friend and AJMC associate editor, Seema Sonnad. Seema suffered a fatal cardiac arrhythmia while running an ultramarathon in Seattle.

A study published in the New England Journals of Medicine evaluated the ability of financial incentives in promoting smoking cessation.