By Michael G. Calahan, PA, MBA No longer just a rumor, the switch-over from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM is now a sure deal and the established ...

Dr. Peter B. Bach, former senior adviser at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is the director of the Center for Health Policy and ...

By Michelle Andrews “That’s where the money is,” Willie Sutton famously quipped when asked why he robbed banks. There’s a similar rationale for employers who ...

By Howard Larkin Got kidney stones? There’s an app for that—and for just about every other clinical and administrative function. As mobile applications reshape health ...

By Phil Galewitz Florida wants to be the first state in the nation to charge most of its Medicaid recipients a monthly premium as well ...

By Michelle Andrews Nobody likes taking time out of a busy day to cool their heels in a doctor’s waiting room. Now you may not ...

By Ron Wince Although Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) have been discussed for years, health care reform has put them in the spotlight. Now, health care ...

By Alan Lyndon In 2007, Jenifer Gershman, 38 at the time, was diagnosed with amyloidosis, a rare and potentially life threatening disease. The treatment was ...

By Hal C. Scherz, MD   Recently, I returned to Washington DC for the 11th time in two years, with a group of doctors from ...

By Jordan Rau Kaiser Health News Medicare took its broadest step yet in moving away from its traditional hospital payment method, finalizing a plan to ...