Research estimates that patients failing to take their medications or failing to take them as prescribed costs the U.S. healthcare industry $100 billion to $300 billion annually.

Pharmacists could play a bigger role in patient care, but health systems are reluctant to pay for them without a proven ROI.

Value-based payment remained a catchphrase for health system executives in 2019, but progress into meaningful, risk-based models largely stalled.

Northwell is still determining how the money will be used, but research and advocacy efforts will be two areas of investment.

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement is calling on healthcare stakeholders across the globe to rethink how patient safety is currently measured.

The drop comes as the nation faces a physician shortage in rural communities. There is a strong body of research that shows physicians from rural backgrounds are more likely to practice in rural communities.

The policy adopted by AMA delegates urges medical schools and residency programs to include specific information about healthcare financing in curricula.

Performance measures have evolved in the past 20 years, but quality experts say they still don’t hold the industry accountable.

The program was established in 2003, and the state is looking to change it since data recently collected may not be helpful.

The Danville, Pa.-based health system is hoping the offering, which will cost Geisinger an estimated $10 million per year, will help address the primary-care shortage it faces, similar to the national trend.

While the number of patients with injuries or infections in Michigan declined over an eight-year period, it wasn't because of the penalty-driven Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, according to a study.

Wound-care specialists at hospitals claim that not all pressure injuries can be prevented even when all guidelines are followed.

The health system has hired individuals in long-term recovery from substance abuse disorder to talk with patients about seeking treatment for their disorder after they leave the hospital.

Under Zenty's leadership, the Cleveland-based health system has grown from three hospitals to 18 with nearly 28,000 caregivers.

The ECRI Institute found that diagnostic testing errors represented 47% of all patient safety events reported in outpatient care over a one-year period.