Last year, researchers looked at the directories of the nation’s five largest health plans and found that four out of five entries were inaccurate. This is more than a minor inconvenience. It’s a ...

Recent strategy statements from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) make it clear that Medicare will hold providers financially accountable for patients’ care costs. Until now, CMS ...

Big Data refers to vast and diverse collections of structured, unstructured and semi-structured data that inundate businesses ...

Home blood glucose monitoring was first introduced in 1980. While there were initially hurdles to overcome related to accuracy and cost, a consistent hurdle since that time has been efficient data ...

The Trump administration’s initiative to boost health data sharing could be a boon for interoperability, but the plan so far lacks detail — and challenges like data security, under-resourced providers ...

Today’s healthcare providers are in a bind. Demand for services is rising while reimbursement is declining. Amid these circumstances, many healthcare organizations find themselves trapped in a cycle ...

For all the investment that pharma makes in engaging patients and providers, the disconnect at the point of care remains stubbornly persistent. Patients and providers routinely enter the exam room ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront series, Provider Prices in the Commercial Sector, featuring analysis and discussion of physician, hospital, and other health care provider ...

Data privacy laws are tightening, meaning businesses and global organisations need to be vigilant when choosing appropriate cloud provision for the workloads and storage needs. Certain regulations in ...