Keith A. Reynolds

Healthcare spending grew at 4.6 percent in 2018 to $3.6 trillion, which was faster than 2017.

Patients are unwilling to wait for an appointment with their physician and will delay care due to difficult scheduling.

A new study from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows a small percentage of Medicare beneficiaries in private Medicare Advantage plans changed their plans during the 2016 open enrollment period.

A review of 11 different studies found that physicians with a positive screening for depression were highly likely to report medical errors.

A study of life expectancy and mortality rates in the U.S. found it has risen since 1959, but the last three years have seen a decrease.

Sentara Hospitals agreed to take corrective action for an April 2017 HIPAA violation

Centers in five metropolitan areas will offer wellness services and Medicare plan resources after they open in January 2020

The hospitals claim HHS Secretary Alex M. Azar II illegally extended Medicare payment reductions which were meant to expire in 2017.

Google Health says the Project Nightingale partnership is aimed at creating and testing a new EHR interface.

Kentucky hospital will pay millions to settle allegations it submitted false claims to Medicare.

Sutter Health and the Sacramento Cardiovascular Surgeons Medical Group agree to pay more than $46 million to settle allegations rising from claims made to Medicare

AMA expands policy aimed at medical students and residents being trained in healthcare economics.

Streamlining how physicians collect and share directory information can save physician practices more than $1.1 billion.

AMA voted to back state and federal conversion therapy bans, fully inclusive EHRs for transgender patients and training on health issues tied to sexual and gender identity

HHS releases requirements aimed at lowering drug prices and healthcare costs.

ACP made recommendations to address prices in two new policy papers

The search giant’s secretive Project Nightingale gathering millions of health records from Ascension hospitals.

Despite quality of coverage, patients still burdened by healthcare costs

Fluzone High-Dose Quadrivalent has been approved for use in patients over 65 to help prevent A and B strains of influenza.

Doctors are avoiding opioids and patients who are prescribed them, despite government warnings against sudden discontinuation

New survey finds that healthcare systems’ security is being wildly outpaced by hackers.

The AMA and a group of 19 U.S. Senators want to expand the reach of the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program.

AI can help physicians avoid malpractice suits due to misdiagnosis, but the risks of the new technology have yet to be seen.

Despite a period of economic growth, the number of children in the U.S. who lack health insurance rose by 400,000 between 2016 and 2018.

The low price of some older generic drugs gives manufacturers less incentive to produce them.

The Health Care Payment Learning & Action Network found an increased number of U.S. healthcare payments were tied to alternative payment models in 2018.

CMS announces drop in cost for second cheapest plan and more payers getting involved

It’s the first antiviral medicine specifically approved for patients with a high risk of developing serious complications from influenza.

The Commonwealth Fund compared eight different healthcare reform proposals

A roundtable discussion of three organizations’ insights on getting into and what to invest in with value-based care at the 2019 MGMA Annual Conference.